Erdogan: I`ll let Syrian refugees leave Turkey for west unless safe zone set up
(The Guardian Turkey)

Turkish president threatens to `open the gates´ in face of footdragging from US and EUThe Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is threatening to `open the gates` to allow Syrian refugees to leave Turkey for western countries unless a controversial `safe zone` inside Syria is established soon.Erdogan´s comments come amid growing tension with Washington over delays in establishing the safe zone - first proposed by Donald Trump - not least over the fate of a key US-allied Kurdish militia, the YPG, which Ankara regards as a terrorist organisation. Related: Syria safe zone plan may just be wishful thinking Continue reading...