Syria safe zone
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Syria rejects Turkey’s move to create border safe zone
Damascus: The Syrian government has reiterated its rejection of Turkey’s move to create a border safe zone in northern Syria. The Turkish attempt to create a buffer zone on the Syrian border…
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In Iraqi refuge, Syrian Kurds curse Trump and Erdogan
Bardarach: “May God avenge us against Trump and Erdogan” is a common refrain among the thousands of Syrian Kurds who have taken refuge in Iraq since Turkey’s assault on their homes. The…
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No US ground force to enforce Syria safe zone: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: The United States is pressing ahead with its withdrawal from northeast Syria and no US ground troops will enforce the safe zone called for in the ceasefire agreement reached with Turkey, the Pentagon…
- Syria
What is the ‘safe zone’ Turkey wants in Syria?
ANKARA: Turkey agreed with the United States to suspend its deadly offensive in northern Syria, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promising to end the assault if Kurdish forces withdraw from a “safe…
- Syria
Will a ‘safe zone’ be set up in northern Syria?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes a new “safe zone” in northern Syria will kill two birds with one stone — easing the refugee burden and pushing Kurdish militants away from his southern border.…
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Erdogan says 3m refugees could be returned to Syria safe zone
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip said Wednesday that up to three million Syrian refugees could be returned to a “safe zone” it is seeking to establish in northern Syria. Turkey is home to…
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US efforts to create Syria safe zone largely ‘cosmetic’: Turkey
ANKARA: The United States’ efforts to create a buffer zone in northern Syria have so far been largely “cosmetic”, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, as he accused Washington of stalling. NATO allies United…
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US, Turkey launch joint patrols in northeast Syria
Akçakale: The United States and Turkey on Sunday began joint patrols in northeastern Syria aimed at easing tensions between Ankara and US-backed Kurdish forces. Six Turkish armoured vehicles crossed the border to join US…
- Syria
Turkey says ready to implement Syria safe zone plan with US
A top Turkish official told US national security advisor John Bolton late Wednesday that Ankara was ready to implement a Syria safe zone plan with Washington “without delay,” state news agency Anadolu reported. The…
- Syria
Erdogan says won’t allow US to delay Syria ‘safe zone’
ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Turkey would not allow the US to delay the establishment of a ‘safe zone’ in northern Syria, in comments published on Thursday. Ankara and Washington earlier this…
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Turkey won’t tolerate US delay over Syria safe zone
Ankara will not tolerate any delay from the US over setting up a safe zone in northern Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Thursday. “They (the US) first need to be sincere and…
- Syria
Syria safe zone agreement with Turkey will come in ‘stages’: US
WASHINGTON: An agreement between the United States and Turkey to establish a safe zone in northwest Syria will be implemented gradually, with some operations beginning soon, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. “We are currently…
