#BREAKING UN Security Council to meet Wednesday on Turkish Syria assault: diplomats pic.twitter.com/21y7c8GjT3

- AFP news agency (@AFP) October 15, 2019

October 9, Ankara announced the start of the ground part of the military operation "Source of Peace" in northeast Syria. Later, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated that the Turkish side went on to conduct a military operation because the United States refused to fulfill earlier promises.

US leader Donald Trump signed a decree imposing sanctions against Turkey in connection with this military operation.