US, French troops could secure Syria's northern border, Syrian Kurdish official says


A boy walks past drawings on a wall depicting Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and Women's Protection Unit (YPJ) flags in Qamishli, Syria, December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Talks are taking place on whether U.S. and French troops could secure a border zone in northern Syria as part of efforts to defuse conflict between Turkey and Western-backed Kurdish Syrian forces, a senior Syrian Kurdish official said.

Ankara has warned that it will carry out a cross-border offensive into northeastern Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia if the group does not meet Turkish demands.

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