US observation posts in Syria ensuring region security: US envoy

<p style="text-align: left;">U.S. special representative for Syria James Jeffrey said the new US military posts near Turkish border in northern Syria aims less harassment fire and ensuring security of the region including Turkey&amp;rsquo;s.

&ldquo;The idea is here discouragement of harassment fire,&rdquo; Jeffrey told a group of journalists after his talks with the Turkish officials in Ankara for a joint working group on Syria.

&ldquo;Remember these are not combat outposts. They are not there to stop anyone from shooting. They are there to find out what&rsquo;s going out on the ground with the idea that if we are able to observe an area, probably there will less shooting in the area. That&rsquo;s of interest of Turkey, interest of us and people of north Syria,&rdquo; he said when asked about Turkey&rsquo;s concerns that the posts cause negative perspective as if they were for protection of YPG from Turkish fire.

&ldquo;These observations posts will give us more information what was going on and deter among any other things anybody shooting into Turkey from across the border,&rdquo; he said noting that the Turkish government had given Washington various evidence of such attacks across the border. &ldquo;The intent is to try to ensure security in that area including the security of Turkey,&rdquo; he added.

Jeffrey&rsquo;s talks in Ankara came few days after he suggested the U.S. wanted the Astana process &mdash; the three-way negotiations between Turkey, Russia and Iran &mdash; to be brought to an end.

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