A convoy carrying wounded and Kurdish fighters today was seen leaving the northern border town of Ras al-Ain.

AFP correspondents witnessed at least 50 vehicles, including ambulances, left the hospital of the town of Ras al-Ain, where the Turkish army was surrounded, after which fire began to rise from the muscle. Department of Health mentioned above. Dozens of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters also left the town in pickups, passing through checkpoints of pro-Ankara Syrian militants. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ambulances were carrying civilians and wounded fighters.

Turkey launched Operation Spring Peace in northeastern Syria on 9 October to target Kurdish militias considered by Ankara as terrorists. Turkey's goal is to push the Kurdish forces off the border, opening a safety buffer of about 32 km in northern Syria.

On October 17, a US-mediated ceasefire was announced, giving the Kurds until October 22 to withdraw from the extended "safe zone" Ankara wanted to create along the southern border. Turkey, including the town of Ras al-Ain.

SDF has not confirmed it will withdraw completely from Ras al-Ain, but a Kurdish source said they had "no plans" to withdraw. While near the hospital, a pro-Turkish commander said he had received information that SDF fighters and injured people would withdraw completely from the border town of Ras al-Ain. "It will happen in waves," he said, adding that "a large number" of SDF fighters are still in town.