US and Turkey make third joint flight over northeastern Syria: EUCOM
(WorldNews Turkey)

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - US and Turkish forces carried out a joint reconnaissance flight on Thursday as part of a new security plan in northeast Syria, the US European Command (EUCOM) announced. According to the US military, it was the third such flight in the past two weeks. A statement released on Friday by EUCOM read that the flight “follows the establishment of the combined joint operations center (CJOC) last month and demonstrates continued commitment to address Turkey’s legitimate security concerns on their southern border.” On Aug. 7, Washington and the Ankara agreed on a new security mechanism designed to address specific concerns of Turkey, which wants areas along...