The head of the Turkish Defense Ministry visited the zone of the proposed operation on the border with Syria

“Minister Akar got acquainted with the security measures taken along the Syrian border from the air and gave appropriate instructions,” RIA Novosti said in a statement.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan previously announced an operation in Syria that the international community would “understand”.

In turn, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with RT Arabic, said that the army and the Syrian people are ready, if necessary, to confront Turkish troops on their territory.