According to Janikli, the offensive against the Kurdish group YPG, which was announced a few days ago. At the same time, he noted that the Turkish military had not yet crossed the border.
In turn, according to the Kurdish group YPG on the night of January 19, about 70 shells exploded in several localities.
Finally, Janikli announced the intention of the Russian Federation to withdraw Russian military advisers from the Afrina area.
As reported earlier in the "URA-Inform", the head of the Turkish General Staff Hulusi Akar went to Moscow for talks where he will discuss the current situation in Syria. It is noted that the negotiations will be held together with the head of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov.