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Syria rebels welcome Turkish ‘safe zone’ as Nato backs Isis fight

by Our Foreign Desk

SYRIAN rebels yesterday welcomed Turkey’s plan to establish a “safe zone” across its border as a haven for their militias, as Nato members met in Brussels.

Turkey called the meeting of the 28 Nato member states after Islamic State (Isis) militants attacked a border outpost last week, killing one soldier.

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