Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan welcomed an agreement between the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and Syria's new government, saying all Syrians stood to gain from the deal. "The full implementation of the agreement reached yesterday in Syria will contribute to the country’s security and stability.

Turkey is taking all measures and will continue to provide all possible support for the territorial integrity and unity of Syria, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, referring to the escalating violence against the Alawites and Christians of Syria and denounced what he described as “ efforts to ignite the Syrian ‘fire’ in Turkey “.