FILE PHOTO: Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks during the Christian Social Union (CSU) party meeting in Munich, Germany, October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Monday suggested the creation of a security zone in northern Syria to protect displaced civilians and ensure that the fight continues against Islamic State militia.
"My suggestion is that we set up an internationally controlled security zone involving Turkey and Russia," Kramp-Karrenbauer, also party leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, told Deutsche Welle broadcaster in an interview.
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