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Kurd fighters tell US they have left Syrian safe zone: US official


Tuesday, 22 October, 2019 , 16:00

Washington, Oct 22, 2019 (AFP) — Syrian Kurd fighters told the United States on Tuesday they have fully withdrawn from a safe zone under an agreement with Turkey ahead of a deadline, a US official said.

Syrian Democratic Forces chief Mazlum Abdi told US Vice President Mike Pence in a letter that they have pulled "all YPG forces" from the zone, the official said on condition of anonymity.