Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

Syrian Kurds to remove fortification from border with Turkey

Image
AP Beirut
Last Updated : Sep 03 2019 | 8:15 PM IST

A spokesman for the Kurdish-led US-backed force in Syria says they have carried out a patrol near a border town with Turkey to select fortifications to be removed soon.

Mustafa Bali of the Syrian Democratic Forces tweeted that the patrol occurred Tuesday near Tal Abyad.

The SDF announced last week that it has begun withdrawing its fighters from the border towns of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ayn as part of a deal for a so-called safe zone in northeastern Syria involving the US and Turkey.

Bali tweeted that the SDF are working together with the US-led coalition "to make the agreement successful and to ease tensions on the border."

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

More From This Section

First Published: Sep 03 2019 | 8:15 PM IST

Next Story