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US wants Syria 'safe zone' to protect Turkey, Kurds: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday (January 14th) said talks were under way on Washington's proposal to establish a "safe zone" in flashpoint border areas of northeastern Syria, where tensions are rising between Turkey and Kurdish militia, AFP reported.

"We want to make sure that the folks who fought with us to down the 'Islamic State of Iraq and Syria' (ISIS) have security... and also that terrorists acting out of Syria are not able to attack Turkey," Pompeo said.

"We want a secure border for all the parties," he said from Riyadh, adding that Washington is holding talks with all relevant sides about such a "safe zone".

His comments came a day after US President Donald Trump pushed for the creation of a 30-kilometre "safe zone".

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday said his country was "not against" a "security zone" in Syria.

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