Turkey, US continue safe zone patrols in N Syria

<p style="text-align:left">The Turkish and U.S. armed forces on September 12 started their fourth joint helicopter flight for a planned safe zone east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria.

Two Turkish helicopters and two U.S. choppers took off from Akcakale in Sanliurfa southeastern Turkey, where the two countries' armed forces have a joint operations center.
They flew to the Syrian side of the border.
The countries' armed forces had previously done three joint helicopter flights and a land patrol, Anadolu news agency reported.
On August 7, Turkish and U.S. military officials agreed to set up a safe zone in northern Syria and develop a peace corridor to facilitate the movement of displaced Syrians who want to return home. They also agreed to establish a joint operations center.
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