Underlining that at the end of a 120-hour ceasefire the U.S. reported that the withdrawal of the PKK/YPG group from a designated safe zone region was completed, Turkish Defense Ministry said, "there is "no need" to resume its operation against PKK/YPG members in northern Syria."

Following the agreement between Turkey and the United States, Ankara agreed to halt the operation for 120 hours to allow the withdrawal of YPG/PKK members from the planned safe zone on October 17.

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