Hulusi AkarThough there are numerous misleading headlines to be found!Such as: Turkish, US officials agree on Syria ‘peace corridor’Let's get the straight goods: From the US Embassy& Consulates in Turkey- Statement on Joint Military Talks Regarding SyriaNotice the US Embassy in Turkey is calling this a "STATEMENT" on Joint Military Talks
From August 5-7, 2019, U.S. and Turkish military delegations met at the Turkish Ministry of Defense to discuss plans to coordinate the establishment of a safe zone in northern Syria.The delegations agreed on the following:a) the rapid implementation of initial measures to address Turkey’s security concerns;b) to stand-up a joint operations center in Turkey as soon as possible in order to coordinate and manage the establishment of the safe zone together;c) that the safe zone shall become a peace corridor, and every effort shall be made so that displaced Syrians can return to their country.
Long on platitudes : banal, trite, or stale remarksShort on specifics: free from ambiguity As mentioned in this report:
Nicholas Danforth, a senior visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund, told The National that the “details in the statement are vague, and deep disagreement [between US and Turkey] undoubtedly remains.” Aaron Stein, the director of the Middle East at the foreign policy research institute, tweeted that the statement is a product of the US and Turkey failure to compromise “over depth, control, rules of engagement implementation.”
From yesterday afternoon:
Washington brings 200 trucks, military vehicles to Qamishli, to support SDF/PKK
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