Turkish fighter jets have bombed parts of northern Syria.

Turkish President Erdogan said his army is preparing a 'safe-zone' targeting Kurdish fighters.

The Kurds-led Syrian Democratic Forces say at least two civilians have been killed in the attack.

Whereas Turkish President Erdogan said that 109 "terrorists" have been killed since Ankara started its campaign the previous day.

Turkish President Erdogan has stressed that the operation is not against the Kurdish people, only against "terrorists".

This Turkish attack could increase the quarrel with the Kurdo-led US alliance.

The coalition said that any cross-border action of Turkey will be given a befitting reply.

The Kurdish organization of Syria has asked the US and the coalition against the Islamic State to create a no-fly zone in the region to prevent "attacks on innocent people".

Kurdish fighters have been key US allies in defeating the Islamic State in Syria.

Kurdish fighters supervise thousands of Islamic State fighters and their relatives in jails built in their control areas.

US President Trump has said that Turkey has the responsibility of thousands of Islamic State fighters in jails from now on.

Turkey has launched ground attacks in northeastern Syria. The attack comes just days after President Donald Trump's controversial decision to withdraw US troops from northern Syria.

Prior to this decision, Turkish President Erdogan called Trump. But this decision is being severely criticized in the US and outside.

Erdogan said on Twitter, "This campaign has been started to prevent the construction of an extremist corridor on our southern border and to establish peace in this area."

He has also said, "It will maintain the territorial sovereignty of Syria and liberate the local population from terrorists."

Some locals said that the tanks have reached their village.

Turkey wants to remove Kurdish fighters and create a safe zone there. Turkey considers Kurdish fighters as terrorists.

There are currently about 3.6 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey.

There are reports that people have started migrating from Ras Al Ain and Tal Abiad towns, where many airstrikes were carried out.

According to the SDF, two civilians have been killed in these attacks and two others have been injured in Mishraf village in the western part of Ras Al Ain.

Many countries have expressed concern over this attack. Britain and France are planning to call an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on this matter. While the president of the European Union has called for a military campaign to stop.

Meanwhile, Trump's close US Senator Lindsey Graham has said he will ensure in Congress that Erdogan has to pay a heavy price.

He said that the Trump administration has shamelessly left its Kurdish allies alone.

Trump said in a statement that Turkey would be responsible for suspected Islamic State fighters remaining in prison and that Islamic State does not reorganize.

Kurdish organizations have lost 11,000 of their fighters in the fight against the Islamic State.

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