Posted on 07/28/2015 10:47:28 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The U.S. has declined to confirm that a Syria “safe zone” was to be created in the northern part of that country despite reports that it was part of a recent agreement between the American and Turkish governments in the fight against ISIS.
Several senior administration officials, speaking to reporters on a background call Tuesday afternoon, said the U.S. is not calling for a “safe zone” or a “no fly zone” to be created in northern Syria, despite the insistence of the Turkish government that this was the case.
“We are not out there staking out zones," said one senior administration official. "That is just not what is happening, we are going after ISIL wherever we can find them…once we get our aircraft planning done, you are going to see a lot of results."
The officials said planning remains in the early stages, and they would not disclose specific details because they are still being worked out.
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