The Turkish president said he would "beat the head" of the Kurds if they did not withdraw from the safe zone when the ceasefire had ceased.

"If the withdrawal does not take place on the evening of October 22, we will start at the place we stopped and continue to beat the heads of the terrorists," Turkish President Recep Erdogan said on television at Kayseri city in the Central Anatilian region today, referring to the Kurdish forces in Syria.

Erdogan agreed to suspend a military operation in northeastern Syria for five days and end the attack if Kurdish forces withdraw from a security buffer along the border following talks with US Vice President Mike Pence and Foreign. Chief Mike Pompeo on October 17. However, Turkey declared this was not a ceasefire.

Erdogan also provided some details from his talks with US officials, adding that Ankara agreed to a 120-hour ceasefire over the initial "one night" requirement.

"If the commitments made to our country are not fulfilled, as we have done in the past, we will not wait and resume operations as soon as the deadline is up," the President of Turkey said. Qi said.

Erdogan said he informed U.S. President Donald Trump about Turkey's position in a phone call on October 18. He plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Sochi resort on October 22, coinciding with the 120 hour deadline.

Turkey's military operation in northeastern Syria began on October 9 targeting the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with the core of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), forces are considered terrorist by Ankara. Ankara's goal is to push the Kurds deep into Syrian territory to establish a "safety buffer zone".

Explaining his decision not to intervene in the military operation, Trump said he let Turkey and the Kurds clash in Syria because "both sides were like two children fighting." Trump welcomed Turkey's decision to suspend its military operation and praised Erdogan "as a good leader and did the right thing".