FILE PHOTO: Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar
Sat 07 September 2019:
Turkish and U.S. forces will begin joint military land patrols in northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, on Sept. 8, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said.
Two Turkish and two U.S. helicopters conducted on Thursday a joint flight over the eastern Euphrates in Syria.
In a statement on social media, Turkish National Defense Ministry said the joint helicopter flight was part of the first phase implementations for the establishment of a safe zone in the region.
Turkish and U.S. military officials reached an agreement on Aug. 7 that the safe zone in northern Syria will serve as a “peace corridor” for displaced Syrians longing to return home and a Joint Operations Center in Turkey will be set up to coordinate its establishment.
Turkey sees the establishment of the safe zone in northern Syria crucial and wants to be in control. Ankara seeks to eradicate YPG terror elements, which is the Syrian offshoot of the PKK terror group.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU — has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.
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