Turkey on Saturday accused Kurdish forces of violating the truce announced on Thursday in northern Syria, which implied a withdrawal of the latter from the region in exchange for halting the Turkish offensive.
"The Turkish Armed Forces fully respect the agreement" negotiated Thursday with the United States, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement. "In spite of that, terrorists (Turkey qualifies the Kurdish forces) have led a total of 14 attacks in the last 36 hours."
14 civilians killed Thursday, according to an NGO
While a ceasefire was announced Thursday night, with a five-day truce, 14 civilians were killed on Friday during bombings of Ankara forces, according to an NGO. Artillery fire and shelling continued on all the key points of the front line even though the fighting was less intense. In particular, civilian residences and a hospital were affected.