{"id":30277,"date":"2019-07-24T20:33:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T20:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/24\/turkey-not-satisfied-with-us-proposal-for-safe-zone-with-syrian-kurdish-fighters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:29:44","slug":"turkey-not-satisfied-with-us-proposal-for-safe-zone-with-syrian-kurdish-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/07\/24\/turkey-not-satisfied-with-us-proposal-for-safe-zone-with-syrian-kurdish-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey not satisfied with US proposal for safe zone with Syrian Kurdish fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 Turkey on Wednesday slammed a new U.S. proposal for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/24\/turkey-promises-safe-zones-in-kurdish-held-parts-of-syria\/\" target=_blank>a so-called \u201csafe zone\u201d<\/a> in northern Syria, saying it was \u201cnot satisfactory\u201d and warning that Ankara may launch a new offensive to secure its border if an agreement isn\u2019t reached soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, U.S. envoy James Jeffrey and other U.S. officials held talks with Turkish officials in Ankara about Syria, including the setting up of a safe zone along the Turkey-Syrian border. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States must come with proposals that are satisfactory to us or are close to our proposals,\u201d Cavusoglu said, adding that Turkey\u2019s patience \u201chas run out.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/21\/the-us-military-is-putting-brand-new-observation-posts-in-northern-syria\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4866035.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The US military is putting new observation posts in northern Syria<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. military will begin putting observation posts in northern Syria to help Turkey secure its border from threats wondering through the war-torn country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/10\/31\/turkeys-erdogan-threatens-new-push-against-us-backed-syrian-kurds\/\" target=_blank>Turkey views Kurdish fighters<\/a> who have battled the Islamic State group alongside U.S. forces as terrorists, allied with a Kurdish insurgency within Turkey. Ankara wants the safe zone established east of the Euphrates River to keep the Kurdish fighters away from the border region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2016, Turkey has launched two cross-border offensives against ISIS and the Kurdish fighters. It has recently been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/12\/23\/turkey-masses-troops-near-kurdish-held-syrian-town\/\" target=_blank>sending reinforcements to its border area<\/a>, signaling a possible new offensive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cavusoglu, speaking to reporters at a joint news conference with visiting Nicaraguan counterpart, Denis Moncada, said the U.S. delegation had offered new proposals on the safe zone, including possible joint patrols and \u201cwho would be in it and who would enter.\u201d He did not elaborate on what was unsatisfactory about the new Washington proposal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"879\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19205447755864.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavugoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 24, 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-61365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19205447755864.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19205447755864.jpg.jpg?resize=300,220 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19205447755864.jpg.jpg?resize=768,563 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19205447755864.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,750 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Turkey&#8217;s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavugoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Burhan Ozbilici\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Embassy in Ankara said the issues discussed included \u201cproposals to enhance Turkey\u2019s security along the border in northeast Syria.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe discussions were forthright, positive and productive,\u201d the embassy statement read. \u201cThe U.S. and Turkey continue to exchange views on mutual concerns in Syria and we look forward to continuing these discussions, including through military-to-military consultations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/02\/05\/turkeys-erdogan-slams-us-over-delays-in-syria-buffer-zone\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4886900.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Turkey\u2019s Erdogan slams US over delays in Syria buffer zone<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Turkey\u2019s president heavily criticized the U.S. on Tuesday over delays in establishing a buffer zone in Syria, saying that if Washington won\u2019t contribute to the effort, Ankara will do it alone.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Turkey and the U.S. have been divided on the size of the safe zone, who would control it and the degree to which the Kurdish fighters would pull back. 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