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Up to 300,000 people in northern Syria are said to have avoided violence
Turkish and Syrian Kurdish troops accuse each other of violating a temporary ceasefire agreement in northern Syria.
The United States announced Thursday that it had brokered a five-day truce to allow Kurdish troops to withdraw.
Turkey sees the Kurdish army as a terrorist group and wants to create a "safe zone" buffer across the border.
Despite the ceasefire, sporadic violence persisted, especially around the border city of Ras-al-Ain.
The Turkish Defense Ministry has accused Kurdish troops of 14 provocative attacks in most cities over the past 36 hours, but the Turkish military has insisted on fully complying with this agreement.
But the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Party (SDF) accused Turkey of violating the ceasefire.
They also accuse the Turkish army of not building a safe corridor to evacuate civilians and refugees from the besieged village.
On Saturday, SDF urged US vice president Mike Pence, who helped the ceasefire broker, pressurize Turkey to allow civilian access.
In a statement, SDF said, "although there has been continued communication with the United States and a commitment to address this issue, no substantial progress has been made."
The UK-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR) argued that humanitarian aid prevented entry into Ras Al Ain from India.
The war monitor said Friday that civilian deaths in Turkey's operations have increased to 86.
It is said that between 160,000 and 300,000 people have escaped their homes since the attack began 10 days ago.
What was offensive?
The Turkish army launched an attack on October 9 after the US military announced its withdrawal from the Syrian-Turkish border.
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aims to push a Kurdish fighter from the northernmost Syrian side and create a 20-mile (32km) "safe zone" to settle up to 2 million Syrian refugees in Turkey.
Turkey aimed to withdraw the Kurdish militia group (YPG), which is considered a terrorist organization.
Turkey hoped to resettle up to 2 million Syrian refugees in the border, but critics warned that it could spark ethnic cleanup of Kurdish residents.
Since the start of the offensive, President Donald Trump has been charged with giving up some US allies, including senior Republican officials. The YPG-led SDF group fought alongside the United States against the IS (Islamic State) group in Syria.
There is growing international interest in war crimes committed by Turkey and its allies during the attack.
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Amnesty International has collected “destructive evidence” of war crimes and other violations in its country, and the United Nations has urged Turkey to investigate the charges.
According to an unconfirmed report, the Turkish allies used white phosphorus, a chemical weapon that burns in Syria.
The Chemical Weapons Agency (OPCW) knows that claim and is collecting evidence.
What's the latest news of the ceasefire?
On the 14th, talks between Erdogan and Pence continued in the Turkish capital, Ankara.
President Trump celebrated the news of the ceasefire and claimed that "millions of lives" would be saved if hostilities were stopped. He was optimistic about the comments mentioned on Friday, despite reports that the truce failed.
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SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali tweeted Friday that Turkey is ending a ceasefire near Ras al-Ain.
"Despite the agreement to stop fighting, air and artillery attacks, we continue to target the positions of fighters, civilian settlements and hospitals," he said.
President Erdogan dismissed reports of continued conflicts as "misunderstandings" on Friday, but international news media recorded an explosion in Ras Al Ain during the morning.
SOHR said Saturday that the SDF has not yet begun to withdraw from the border.
Local Kurdish media reported that five civilians in Ras Al Ain and 13 Kurds have died since the start of the ceasefire, but the BBC could not independently confirm this.