Turkey started its military operation against Kurdish forces in the North of Syria with an attack on the border town of Sari Kani.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the president of Turkey announced the start of the operation on Wednesday, October 9, and said that the goal of this attack is to cleanse the “terrorist corridor” on Turkey’s southern border.

According to CNN, several explosions shook the border city of Sari Kani in the northeast of Syria.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Democratic Forces led by Kurds have asked the US and its allies to declare a no-fly zone in Northern Syria.

The local Kurdish officials have also welcomed Russia's suggestion of negotiation with the Bashar Assad government. Russia has announced that it will not intervene in the conflict between Turkey and Syria.

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia asked his Turkish counterpart to avoid actions that would hurt the peace process.

Previously, Turkey’s NTV had reported that high-ranking American and Turkish officials have talked about creating a security buffer zone in northeast Syria.

According to NTV, Erdogan’s assistant has talked with the White House National Security Advisor on the phone about pushing back Kurdish militia from Turkish borders and guaranteeing the return of Syrian refugees to their country.

They also talked about Erdogan’s upcoming visit to Washington next month.

A reliable source at Syrian foreign ministry announced that the country will use “all legitimate tools” to defend against Turkey’s attack.

In response to Turley’s preparation for the attack on Syrian Kurds, the deputy foreign minister of Syria had said sarcastically “in the end the homeland welcomes all of its children,” referring to the Kurds’ close relations with the US.