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Turkish occupation of northern Syria

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Capital
  
Jarabulus

Languages
  
Turkish Arabic Kurdish

Largest city
  
al-Bab

Government
  
Military occupation

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Currency
  
Syrian pound Turkish lira

The Turkish occupation of northern Syria, also known as the North Aleppo Border Pocket, the Northern Syria Security Belt, or the Safe Zone, refers to areas captured since August 2016 by the Turkish military or Turkish-backed Syrian Turkmen and Arab forces during the Syrian Civil War. Turkish-occupied Syria consists of a 1,620 square kilometre area which includes around 217 settlements including al-Bab, Azaz, Dabiq and Jarabulus. This territory was previously controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Syrian Democratic Forces.

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UN member states

  •  Cyprus - the Cypriot House of Representatives on 9 September unanimously adopted a resolution condemning "the unacceptable invasion of Turkey into Syria, under the pretext of war against terrorism." It also called on the international community to demand Turkey's withdrawal from Syria.
  •  Iran - Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi on 31 August urged Ankara to quickly wrap up its military intervention in Syria, saying it was an "unacceptable" violation of Syrian sovereignty.

    • Other

  •  Rojava - the Shahba region civilian council condemned the occupation of Jarabulus as a Turkish attempt to expand into Syria, likening it to the Battle of Marj Dabiq and suggesting that Jarabulus would become a "grave for the criminal occupier Erdoğan and his mercenaries".

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