US backtracks on Syrian ‘border guard’ plan after Turkish threats to attack Efrin
The US will train forces linked to the SDF but will not create a border force, officials said as Turkey threatened to attack Efrin
Turkey’s national security council says steps to be taken immediately to defeat threats from Syria
Turkey's national security council said steps should be taken "immediately and resolutely" to defeat threats against the country from western Syria
UK “not involved” in Syrian Border Security Force
Updated January 16
The United Kingdom is not involved in the new Syrian Border Security Force set up by the U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State...
Erdogan: Turkey will ‘kill’ Syrian border security force
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the U.S.-led Coalition decision to form a Syrian border security force under the leadership of the SDF, and vowed to squash the new force.
Russian lawmakers outraged over Coalition plans to build a Syrian border security force
Russian politicians said Moscow will take steps in response to U.S.-led Coalition plans to build a Syrian border security force with the SDF
Turkey slams “unacceptable” Coalition plan to build Syrian Border Security Force
Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin heavily criticised the United States and the Coalition, saying that the Syrian Border Security Force is "legitimizing the PKK."
Coalition retraining 15,000 veteran SDF fighters to serve as Syrian border force
The US-led Coalition against ISIS and Syrian Democratic Forces are training a 30,000-strong Syrian border security force made of Kurds and Arabs
