Erdogan says Turkey aims to settle 1 million refugees in Syria offensive area

Reuters|
Turkey aims to settle one million Syrian war refugees in the area of northern Syria where it carried out a military incursion in October, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
He told state broadcaster TRT that Ankara would finance the resettlement on its own if allies did not provide support.
Turkey had previously said it could settle up to 2 million Syrian refugees in a 444-km (275-mile)-long "safe zone" it aimed to form in northeastern Syria and repeatedly urged NATO allies to provide financial aid for the plans.
Turkey currently hosts more than 3.5 million refugees from neighboring Syria's 8-1/2-year-old war. Turkish officials have not indicated when any resettlement of refugees would begin.
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