Renewed shelling and clashes in the Ras al-Ain area (northeast of Syria) between the Turkish army and Kurdish militants, hours after the announcement of an agreement between the United States and Turkey to provide for a temporary ceasefire.
Al-Jazeera camera carried live images from Ras al-Ain that showed smoke billowing to the sounds of gunfire from the city in the northwest of Hasaka province on the Turkish-Syrian border.
Shelling and firing were heard in the Ras al-Ain area on Friday, a Reuters reporter said.
The Turkish army bombed Kurdish guerrilla positions in Ras Al-Ain this morning.
Al-Jazeera correspondent Amer Lafi said that the fighting and clashes continued until midnight last night, and then returned at about eight in the morning.
He added that the opposition forces say that the fighters of the Kurdish units initiates the shooting and refuse to surrender the city where they invested a lot and built a large network of tunnels used to turn the battle into street confrontations.
In a related context, the correspondent said that the areas controlled by the Turkish army and the armed opposition in the countryside of Tel Abyad is witnessing calm in various lines of confrontations with the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces.
US Vice President Mike Pence said Washington had received assurances from the YPG that an orderly withdrawal from the region would take place in the future.
Ankara has been launching a large-scale military operation against Kurdish guerrillas in northeastern Syria since the 9th of this month, with the aim of establishing a "safe area" to ensure the security of Turkey and provide conditions for the return of refugees. Syrians.