AKCAKALE, Turkey (AFP) - The United States and Turkey on Sunday (Sept 8) began joint patrols in northeastern Syria aimed at easing tensions between Ankara and US-backed Kurdish forces who battled the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
AKCAKALE, Turkey - The United States and Turkey on Sunday began joint patrols in northeastern Syria aimed at easing tensions between Ankara and US-backed Kurdish forces who battled the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militant group.
They then headed west with the same number of American vehicles, along with an ambulance and a pick-up, for the joint operation, before crossing back into Turkey.The agreement reached on Aug 7 aims to establish a"safe zone" between the Turkish border and the Syrian areas east of the Euphrates river controlled by the Kurdish People's Protection Units .
As the regional fight against ISIS winds down, the prospect of a US military withdrawal has stoked Kurdish fears of another Turkish attack. Sunday's patrol drew sharp criticism from Damascus, which labelled it a flagrant"aggression" that seeks to prolong Syria's war. "We can see with every step we take that what we want is different than what have in mind. Our ally is seeking to create a safe zone not for us, but for the terrorists," he said.
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