German defense minister proposes security zone for Syria

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister has proposed the establishment of an internationally controlled security zone in Syria.
The proposal comes as Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters invaded northern Syria earlier this month, after President Donald Trump pulled back American troops who had partnered with Syrian Kurdish forces in the years-long war against the Islamic State group.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer told German news agency dpa on Tuesday that “the creation of a