Syria Kurds reject 鈥榮ecurity zone鈥� under Turkish control

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Syrian Kurdish protesters wave flags during a demonstration in the northeastern Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on December 28, 2018. (AFP)
  • Syria鈥檚 Kurds rejected a US proposal for a 鈥渟ecurity zone鈥� under Turkish control
  • Senior political leader said the Kurds would accept the deployment of UN forces

QAMISHLI: Syria鈥檚 Kurds on Wednesday rejected a US proposal for a 鈥渟ecurity zone鈥� under Turkish control along the Syrian side of the two countries鈥� border.
Senior political leader Aldar Khalil said the Kurds would accept the deployment of UN forces along the separation line between Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops to ward off a threatened offensive.
鈥淥ther choices are unacceptable as they infringe on the sovereignty of Syria and the sovereignty of our autonomous region,鈥� Khalil told AFP.

Topics: Syria