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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye's Erdogan Vows to Create 'Safe Zone' in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Reuters)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to protect Türkiye’s southern border with a "safe zone" in Syria after Ankara launched a barrage of air strikes against Kurdish fighters.

Erdogan has long sought to build a "safe zone" with a depth of 30 kilometers (19 miles) inside Syria and repeatedly threatened this year to start a new military operation to achieve this goal, AFP reported.

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