Details of the agreement between Washington and Ankara on points related to the

Details of the agreement between Washington and Ankara on points related to the "safe area" in Syria

Feb 04 2019

ARK News: The newspaper "Asharq al-Awsat" quoting unnamed Western diplomatic sources mentioned that Washington and Ankara have agreed on a number of principles related to the establishment of a "security zone" in northeastern Syria after the US withdrawal, with Washington sticking to Al-Tanaf to limit the influence of Iran.

According to the newspaper which included the points of agreement to adopt the name of "security zone" to protect the Turkish national security and not "buffer zone" or "safe", and have a depth of 20 miles about 32 kilometres free of US military bases and heavy disarmament of (YPG).

Turkey also rejects any presence of Assad's sectarian militia, proposing indigenous elected Local Councils, and returning refugees to northern Syria.

The newspaper pointed out that Ankara wants to remove seven thousand "YPG" militants out of the region, to be replaced by elements of the "Roj Peshmerga" from fighters and dissidents Kurdish Syrians in the Kurdistan Region, and Arab fighters with the support of the head of the "Tomorrow Trend" (Ahmed al-Jarba), who repeated his visits to Ankara and Erbil.

The newspaper said that there is an American - Turkish desire to copy the experience of a road map in Manbij in the east of the Euphrates, but there is a point of discussion, as Washington suggests that only includes the deportation of combatants and non-Syrian Kurds affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party "led by Abdullah Ocalan.
The newspaper pointed out that there are still outstanding points on the air embargo and the Turkish incursion and the "protection of the Kurds", it is scheduled to be decided at the meetings of the US-Turkish committee in Washington next Tuesday, before the meeting of US Secretary of State (Mike Pompeo), and Turkish (Mouloud Jewish Oğlu) on the sidelines of the Ministerial Conference of the International Alliance against "Da’esh" the next day.

The newspaper said Washington had asked European countries to contribute to the support of this "region," which was discussed by the American envoy (James Jeffrey) in Paris two days ago, while European countries asked for clarification on the final position of Washington.

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