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US rules out buffer zone on Turkey-Syria border due to cost | Al Bawaba

US rules out buffer zone on Turkey-Syria border due to cost

Published July 1st, 2015 - 09:59 GMT via SyndiGate.info

The US has ruled out support for creating a buffer zone in northern Syria amid renewed fighting just across Turkey’s southern border.

A US State Department official on Tuesday said the challenges facing Turkey on its southern borders are understandable but neither Washington nor a US-led coalition which is conducting air strikes on Daesh targets would currently be supportive of such a buffer zone.

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