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UN: Civilians at Risk in 'Safe Zone'Along Turkish-Syrian Border

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - Turkey Wednesday began a military operation in northern Syria
   against Kurdish fighters, days after the United States announced it was
   withdrawing troops from the area. The U.N. refugee agency earlier
   warned that a proposed safe zone along the Turkish-Syrian border would
   not protect civilians.
   The UNHCR says it is concerned by the prospect of a so-called safe zone
   along Turkey's border with a Kurdish-held enclave in northeastern
   Syria. The idea was originally proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump
   and has been embraced by his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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