“The soldiers are strengthening their positions in the cities of Ain Isa and Ain Al-Arab in the provinces of Raqqa and Aleppo,” the report says.

This measure is being taken as part of the state's steps "to establish security and stability throughout Syria."

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.