US says no evidence Jordan, Turkey considering Syria buffer zones

June 30 2015 10:30:20

US says no evidence Jordan, Turkey considering Syria buffer zones

WASHINGTON - Reuters

A picture taken from the Turkish side of the border in Suruç, Şanlıurfa province, shows a Turkish solider standing as smoke rises from the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on June 27, 2015, a day after a deadly suicide bombing occurred. AFP Photo

The United States has no "solid evidence" that Jordan and Turkey are considering seeking a buffer zone in Syria, the State Department said on June 29.

State Department spokesman Mark Toner said there were "serious logistical challenges" in creating such buffer zones but he had not seen any concrete evidence either Jordan or Turkey, which both share borders with war-torn Syria, were considering such a zone.

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