Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has rejected a United States call for an immediate ceasefire in northern Syria.
Mr. Erdogan’s comments come ahead of a visit to Turkey by the US vice-president and US secretary of state.
Turkey launched an offensive designed to drive away Kurdish troops after their main ally, the US, pulled out.
Russia, which backs Syria, has said it prevents clashes between Turkish and Syrian forces which have now moved into the area after a deal with the Kurds.
Turkey considers elements of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) a terrorist organisation and wants to push them away from the border area.
Ankara also said it wants to create a “safe zone” reaching about 30km (20 miles) into Syria to resettle up to two million Syrian refugees currently in Turkey.
However, Syrian forces – which are backed by Russia – advanced north at the weekend following a deal with the Kurds to try to hold back the Turkish operation.
