Pro-government Syrian forces started moving towards Kurdish-controlled Afrin enclave in northern Syria, according to the state TV.
The move came just a day after the Syrian government media outlets said the pro-government forces will enter Afrin to support the people in the face of the Turkish-led military operation.
The forces are moving toward Afrin, in the northern countryside of Aleppo province, from Aleppo city, according to the report.
Pro-govt Syrian forces start moving towards Kurdish-controlled Afrin
Turkish soldiers stand near armoured vehicles during a demonstration in support of the Turkish army's Idlib operation near the Turkey-Syria border near Reyhanli, Hatay, on October 10, 2017. The Turkish army has launched a reconnaissance mission in Syria's largely jihadist-controlled northwestern Idlib province in a bid to create a de-escalation zone, the military said on October 9. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN (Photo credit should read ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Images)