Turkey, US carry out joint helicopter flight as part of an agreement to establish a safe zone in northern Syria
A photo taken from Turkey's Sanliurfa province shows the helicopters conducting sixth round of joint flights on September 21, 2019 in Sanliurfa, Turkey.
According to Anadolu Agency correspondents on the ground, two Turkish and two American helicopters took off from Sanliurfa, southeastern Turkey, where the two countries’ armed forces have a joint operations centre.The countries’ armed forces had previously done four joint helicopter flights and a land patrol.
On August 7, Turkish and US military officials agreed to set up a safe zone in northern Syria and develop a peace corridor to facilitate the movement of displaced Syrians who want to return home. They also agreed to establish a joint operations centre.
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