“During an open attack on the sovereignty of Syria on October 9, 2019, Turkish forces launched a full-scale attack along the Syrian-Turkish border from Kobani to Derik (or Al-Malikiyah. - RT ), firing artillery and attacking military aircraft in ... cities and villages, which killed dozens of civilians, hundreds suffered and hundreds of thousands of district residents went to safer areas, ”RIA Novosti quotes an excerpt from a document of the party’s central committee.

It is noted that the party urges residents not to leave home, and the Kurdish people - to hold peaceful protests.

It is indicated that the operation of Turkey is aimed at "sowing fear among people in order to free the region from its indigenous people."

On October 9, Ankara announced the start of the ground part of the military operation "Spring of Peace" in northeastern Syria.

According to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the operation "will eliminate the terrorist threat against Turkey."

It was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Turkish partners to carefully weigh the situation so as not to harm the overall efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis.

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said the military operation in Syria is progressing as planned.

Read more about the operation in the material RT.