Bangladesh, Oct. 21 -- Istanbul, Oct. 20 (Xinhua/UNB) -- After halting its military offensive on the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria following a deal with Washington, Ankara expressed satisfaction with the bargain, but analysts said Turkey's objectives are far from having been achieved.

Ankara stopped its operation immediately after the deal was struck between top-level Turkish and American officials in Ankara on Thursday evening.

Washington guaranteed for its part that the Kurdish militia would withdraw within five days for Turkey to establish a safe zone of around 30 km deep into Syrian territory along the border.

Ankara got what it wanted in the negotiations, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the press following th...