YPG fighters in the war field — EPA file ANKARA, Jan 16 (Al Jazeera): Syria's Kurds on Wednesday rejected a US proposal for a "security zone" under Turkish control along the Syrian side of the two countries' border.
Russia, meanwhile, said only its ally, the Syrian military, should police the war-torn country's north.
Senior political leader Aldar Khalil said the Kurds would accept the deployment of United Nations forces along the separation line between Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops to ward off a threatened offensive.
"Other choices are unacceptable as they infringe on the sovereignty of Syria and the sovereignty of our autonomous region," Khalil told AFP news agency.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara would set up a "security zone" in northern Syria after US President Donald Trump suggested it.
Erdogan's comments came a day after he had a telephone conversation with Trump to ease tensions after the US leader threatened to "devastate" the Turkish economy if Ankara attacks Kurdish forces in Syria.
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