Can Syrian Kurds’ offer unlock door to compromise with Turkey?
The Syrian Kurds have offered Turkey a 5-kilometer-deep buffer zone that would see the pullout of Kurdish forces and heavy weaponry, without seeking the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Afrin, but only that of aligned militia.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/TURKEY-AFRIN Turkish soldiers ride on a military vehicle in the center of Afrin, Syria March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1B6933DB00](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/07/RTX5B9BJ.jpg/RTX5B9BJ.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=yPfsfHRF)
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