Turkey outlines 'safe zone' plan ahead of key deadline

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Turkey outlined its plans for a 120-kilometer 'safe zone' in Syria on the eve of a key withdrawal deadline, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the West of 'standing by terrorists.'

INSPECTION. Turkish-backed Syrian fighters inspect a tunnel, said to have been built by Kurdish fighters, in the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, on October 21, 2019. Photo by Bakr Alkasem/AFP

Ankara's military action against the People's Protection Units , who spearheaded the fight against the Islamic State group, has sparked international outrage. After crunch talks with US Vice President Mike Pence last week, Turkey said it would"pause" its military offensive on the condition that Kurdish fighters retreated from the"safe zone."

Erdogan's meeting Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi will be key to Ankara's plans to extend the safe zone, as Syrian forces have already been deployed to the areas evacuated by Kurdish militants.Turkey and Kurdish forces traded accusations of violating the shaky truce at the weekend, with Ankara saying one Turkish soldier was killed Sunday, October 20, in the Tal Abyad region.

The attack killed all the fighters inside the vehicle, the Observatory said, calling it a"violation of the Turkish-American agreement."

 

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