Turkey, U.S. Reach Agreement on Creating Buffer Zone in Syria.

The article reports on the signing of agreement between Turkey and the U.S. to set up a joint operations center to coordinate efforts to carve out a buffer zone in northern Syria. It mentions zone would be off-limits to the Kurdish forces which Turkey regards as threats to its territorial integrity and Turkey is not interested in aligning with fundamental American policy goals in Syria. It presents views of Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on the preparations for an incursion.