Turkey mulls 'buffer zone' against Jihadist group
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ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has that Turkey's military is working on plans to establish a "buffer zone" on his country's borders with Iraq and Syria against Islamic militants, Turkish media reports said Tuesday.
Asked about the possibility of a buffer zone on Turkey's southern borders, Hurriyet and other media quoted Erdogan as saying: "The armed forces are working (on plans). They will bring them to us. We will decide if it is necessary."
Erdogan did not say which side of the borders any buffer zone would be established or what it would entail.
