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In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 photo, bulldozers and diggers work at the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Hamas Seeks to Reassure Egypt by Building Buffer Zone

by Kifah Ziboun | Jun 29, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– Heavy vehicles and bulldozers that belong to the Hamas-led interior ministry have began dredging works along the borders with Egypt, within a plan to build a buffer zone, among other security measures requested by the Egyptian government. Hamas announced on...

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Aleppo. Khalil Ashawi / Reuters

Turkish Sources: Aleppo’s Proposal is Based on a ‘Buffer Zone’

by Said Abdul Razzak | Nov 22, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- The Turkish Army escalated its airstrikes in the last 48 hours backing the Free Syrian Army with an aim to advance swiftly to al-Bab city in the northeast of Aleppo and to add new territories to its buffer zone that’s already established in north Syria....

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Rebel fighters stand in a damaged building in Quneitra countryside, Syria, September 10, 2016/Reuters, Alaa Al-Faqir

Ankara Gives First Official Sign of Buffer Zone in Northern Syria

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 14, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkey on Tuesday gave the first official sign it has started implementing a plan to establish a buffer zone in northern Syria. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli announced that his country would start building new residential cities in Syrian areas...