“They (USA. - RT ) are not there (in Syria. - RT ) at the invitation of the regime. And we are there under the agreement in Adana. According to this agreement, if the regime does not take measures against the Kurdistan Workers Party, then our military has the right to prosecute terrorists, ”Erdogan said.
He also noted that the airspace over Syria is international and Syrian, and therefore does not belong to the United States.
"Since it does not belong to the United States, the question of its use is also decided by the regime (Syrian President Bashar Assad. - RT )," he stressed.
Earlier, Turkish ground units entered the line of the Syrian city of Tell Abyad, several settlements near the city were cleared of militants, the military took control of an important transport hub. As the Turkish army advanced, five militants were killed.
On October 9, Ankara announced the start of the ground part of the military operation "Spring of Peace" in northeastern Syria.
As US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted, Washington did not give Ankara a green light on the Kurdish attack in Syria, despite the decision to withdraw troops from the north of the country in connection with the Turkish military operation.
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said that the military operation in Syria is progressing in accordance with the plans.
Read more about the operation in the material RT.