It has demanded they retreat from the entire border region, creating a “safe zone” where Turkey could also settle some of the 3.6 million Syrian refugees on its soil. . Ankara would gain that goal under the new accord with Moscow along with the agreement last week with the U.S. that put..…

When the Islamic State group swept across the region in 2014, they mounted a fierce defence of their heartland and became the US-led coalition's main military partner on the ground. . Ankara strongly opposed Washington's support for Kurdish forces in Syria citing their links to the outlawed..…