Turkish forces and Kurdish militants continue to fight on the Syrian border despite Ankara's declaration of truce.

"There are sporadic artillery attacks. You can hear gunfire in the town of Ras al-Ain," Rami Abdul Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said today. pro-Ankara Syrian armed groups also participated in the fight against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

An AFP reporter who was near the Turkish border also heard artillery fire and observed smoke from several locations inside Syria.

Ras al-Ain town is the main target in Turkey's Spring Peace campaign launched on 9/10. However, the Kurdish militia, a force considered by terrorists in Ankara, protested fiercely.

Turkey on October 17 announced a truce within 120 hours after US Vice President Mike Pence and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came to Ankara to mediate the deal. According to Abdul Rahman, the fighting has temporarily subsided in most of northeastern Syria.

Turkey launched a campaign to attack the Kurds, a US ally in the fight against terrorism, in northeastern Syria after President Donald Trump abruptly decided to withdraw troops from the region. Ankara's goal is to repel the Kurdish forces from the border, opening a safety buffer of about 32 km wide.

Turkey's safety buffer zone wants to establish on the border with Syria. Graphics: HAL.