Live Updates: Turkish Air Forces Reportedly Strike Kurdish SDF Base in Syria's Hasakah Province

Spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry Hami Aksoy said in a statement on Monday that "Turkey is determined to implement the safe zone in order to protect its own survival and security by clearing the east of the Euphrates from terrorists, as well as to ensure peace, peace, and stability of Syria".

According to Kurdish news agency Rudaw, the US convoy, consisting of 70 trucks, was spotted crossing the Samalka checkpoint at the Iraqi-Syrian border. The media report claims that the convoy carried SUVs and concrete blocks.

#BREAKING #Turkey's army brings more troops to #Syria's border area pic.twitter.com/fV3bWRnn1Y

— Guy Elster (@guyelster) October 7, 2019

According to Syria's Sham FM broadcaster, two bridges were destroyed in Turkish airstrikes at the Syrian-Iraqi checkpoint.

"Turkish airstrikes against the Samalka checkpoint on the border with Iraq led to the destruction of two bridges at the crossing located in the northeast of Hasakah province", the radio station said in a broadcast.

The Samalka checkpoint is reportedly controlled by the Arab-Kurdish units of the SDF.

Rojîn Çeto, the co-mayor of Derik, a Kurdish-Christian town in northeastern Syria confirmed there was NO airstrike inside n Syria.

"there is nothing on our side. Its on the basur [Kurdistan region] side. On our side until now there is nothing. The situation is good." (1)

— Wladimir (@vvanwilgenburg) October 7, 2019

According to the al-Ikhbariya broadcaster, Turkish jets attacked the headquarters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hasakah province.