China News Service, October 25th. Comprehensive report, after Turkey promised the United States that it would have a "permanent ceasefire" in northern Syria, the ceasefire process of Turkey-Syrian was cast a shadow again. Kurdish armed forces accused Turkey of launching an armed offensive in violation of the ceasefire agreement and urged the United States to intervene immediately, while Turkish President Erdogan made a tough statement that Turkey would "destroy" them if the Kurdish armed forces did not evacuate according to the agreement reached by Turkey and Russia.
Kurd: Turkey violates the ceasefire agreement
The Syrian People's Defense Force led by the Kurdish said that Turkey has continued to launch a large-scale armed offensive against the three villages in northern Syria despite the ceasefire agreement, and they urged the United States to intervene immediately to stop the attack.
On October 12th local time, it can be seen from the Turkish border that an explosion occurred in the town of Las Ain in Syria, with thick smoke rising.
According to reports, the Syrian People's Defense Force issued a statement on the 24th, saying that Turkish troops attacked villages in the "ceasefire area", forcing thousands of civilians to flee. "They are still in conflict with our troops," the Defense Force added Türkiye is responsible for the "deterioration of the ceasefire process."
"Although our troops have made a ceasefire decision and evacuated from the entire ceasefire area, Turkey and its related terrorist organizations are still violating the ceasefire agreement."
Turkey's Ministry of Defense said on the 23rd that since the United States has confirmed to Turkey that the evacuation of the Kurdish armed forces has been completed, there is no need to carry out new operations outside the current operation area.
Erdogan: Kurdish will be destroyed if it does not withdraw its security zone
On the 9th of this month, Turkey launched a "Spring of Peace" military operation in northern Syria, which was condemned by the international community. The United States announced sanctions on Türkiye a few days later.
htmlOn 17, US Vice President Pence reached an agreement with Turkish President Erdogan on behalf of the United States to suspend military operations for five days. htmlOn 22, Turkish President Erdogan and Russian President Putin signed a memorandum of understanding on the situation in northern Syria. The two sides reached a consensus on setting up a "safety zone" on the Turkish-Syrian border, and Russia will assist the Kurdish armed forces to withdraw from the area within the prescribed time.However, Turkish President Erdogan also stated that if the Kurdish People's Defense Forces did not withdraw from the "safety zone" in northern Syria, they would use their rights to "destroy" the defense force.
Erdogan said that if the Syrian Kurdish People's Defense Forces fail to withdraw from Türkiye as agreed with Russia, Türkiye will implement its offensive plan.
He also criticized foreign leaders for meeting with the People's Defense Forces commanders, saying that such moves hinder Türkiye's "counter-terrorism" struggle.
Although the Syrian People's Defense Force accused Türkiye of launching an attack on three villages in northeastern Syria, Russia said the peace agreement reached this week was going well.
More than 100 IS prisoners escaped while the war
Senior American officials recently said that since Turkey launched a military operation invasion of northern Syria, more than 100 prisoners of the extremist organization "Islamic State" (IS) have escaped while the chaos.
The Syrian envoy of the US State Department, Jeffrey, told the U.S. House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee: "More than 100 prisoners have fled, and we don't know their whereabouts."
It is reported that the Syrian armed forces led by the Kurdish people have been committed to fighting against IS armed forces.
Jeffrey also said that Kurdish fighters are still trying their best to guard IS prisoners.
In addition, US Defense Secretary Espar had previously stated that he planned to keep some US troops along with Kurdish forces in parts of northeastern Syria near oil fields to ensure that the oil does not fall into the hands of the extremist organization "Islamic State" or others.
