The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported, citing journalists who visited the areas of the planned Turkish Armed Forces operations in northern Syria, that the start of operations is scheduled for this week. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that the Turkish Armed Forces would launch an anti-terrorist operation on the country’s borders, and a decision on this matter would be made in the near future. According to media reports, these operations will take place in 4 Syrian regions.

The newspaper noted that “although the operation is expected to start this week, activity has increased in the area where you see Turkish military units stationed on the front lines in the rural areas of Tel Rifaat and Manbij. Waiting for news about the start of the operation operation. Earlier, the newspaper reported that during negotiations with Russia, all preparations for the planned operation in the Ain Issa area on the northern outskirts of the Syrian city of Raqqa were stopped, since Russia did not agree to this operation, as the M4 highway passes, along which it connects the cities Hasaka, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor to the east and Aleppo to the north, and new reinforcements have been sent to the area.