Turkish-U.S. land patrols in Syria to start on Sept.8 - Anadolu


Reuters | Ankara | Updated: 06-09-2019 19:48 IST | Created: 06-09-2019 19:40 IST
Turkish-U.S. land patrols in Syria to start on Sept.8 - Anadolu
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Joint military land patrols by Turkish and U.S. forces in northeast Syria are planned to start on Sept. 8, state-owned Anadolu news agency quoted Defence Minister Hulusi Akar as saying on Friday.

The two NATO allies are working to establish what Turkey says will be a "safe zone" along the border in northeast Syria - a region mainly controlled by Kurdish YPG forces - and have conducted multiple joint helicopter patrols over the area.

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