Turkish researcher: Turkey has finished preparations to start a military operation in northern Syria

The Turkish researcher Muhannad Hafizoglu said that Turkey has finished preparations to start a military operation in northern Syria, and is now waiting for the start sign.

The researcher told Al-Hurra website that at the time Russia and Iran are continuing their efforts to prevent the offensive, Turkish officials are going to the end of the road to exhaust the diplomatic solutions before resorting to the military option.

On the other hand, the Assad regime continue to deploy its troops in Menagh airport, and the cities of Tal Rifaat, Ayn al-Arab and Manbij in Aleppo countryside, after several military convoys entered this morning. Ankara had recently announced a military operation with the support of the opposition factions in northern Syria against the Syrian Democratic Forces, aiming to complete the establishment of a 30-kilometres deep safe zone along its southern border.