US, Turkey to start operations in northeast Syria on Sunday: defence minister
US, Turkey to start operations in northeast Syria on Sunday: defence minister
An agreement reached on August 7 between Ankara and Washington aims to establish the safe zone between the Turkish border and the Syrian areas east of the Euphrates river.
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Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday that joint patrols with the United States would begin on Sunday in northeastern Syria in the area marked out to become a "safe zone".