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Syria Kurds reject ‘security zone’ under Turkish control
QAMISHLI, Syria, Jan 16, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Syria’s Kurds on Wednesday
rejected a US proposal for a “security zone” under Turkish control along the
Syrian side of the two countries’ border.
Senior political leader Aldar Khalil said the Kurds would accept the
deployment of UN forces along the separation line between Kurdish fighters
and Turkish troops to ward off a threatened offensive.
“Other choices are unacceptable as they infringe on the sovereignty of
Syria and the sovereignty of our autonomous region,” Khalil told AFP.
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