Turkey-Syria Offensive: What are ‘Safe Zones’ and Do They Work?
11.02.2019 at 01:37pm
Turkey-Syria Offensive: What are ‘Safe Zones’ and Do They Work? By Joshua Nevitt – BBC News
Russian and Turkish troops have begun patrolling what Turkey says is a “safe zone” in north-east Syria.
The Turkish plan is designed in part to house Syrian refugees in a secure area along its border with Syria, as well as to keep it free from Kurdish fighters it regards as terrorists.
The concept seems simple, in theory. But in practice – as conflicts from Bosnia and Rwanda to Iraq and Sri Lanka have shown – making safe zones work is more difficult…
