“Turkey does not seek control over Manbij. It does not matter who is deployed in this region of Syria - the Russian military or the Assad army. The main thing is that there are no terrorists in Manbij, ”Erdogan quotes Anadolu.

He emphasized that "the goal of Turkey is to transfer Manbij to its true owners - the Syrians" and "Turkey has no other goals, and it does not claim Syrian territory."

October 9, Ankara announced the start of the ground part of the military operation "Source of Peace" in northeast Syria.

Erdogan later stated that the Turkish army would not enter Syrian Manbij.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Syrian government army has established full control over Manbij and nearby settlements.

Later, the military police of Russia on the Tiger armored vehicles for the first time patrolled in this city.