- Following his reconciliation offer to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to soften the climate with Damascus on the one side while insisting on his plan for a safe zone along the border on the other.
- Speaking at a ceremony Aug. 25, Erdogan for the first time publicly outlined a safe zone that links Syria and Iraq to counter the threats that Turkey perceives from armed Kurdish groups in its two southern neighbors.
- This vision is likely to be on the negotiating table should Ankara and Damascus agree to revise a 1998 security deal known as the Adana Accord.
<span>How realistic is Erdogan’s vision for security belt from Syria to Iraq?</span>
