Second Northern Syria Buffer Zone
| Second Northern Syria Buffer Zone | |
|---|---|
| Syrian-Turkish border, Syria | |
Joint Russian-Turkish patrol in al-Hasakah, Syria | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Buffer zone |
| Controlled by |
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| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Active |
| Length | Sajur River delta to Tall Abyad and Ras al-Ayn to Iraq–Syria border 30km deep excluding Qamishli town |
| Site history | |
| Built by | |
| In use | 1 November 2019 – present |
| Events | Syrian Civil War |
| Part of a series on the Syrian civil war |
| Syrian peace process |
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The Second Northern Syria Buffer Zone, part of the Sochi Agreement (Turkish: Soçi Mutabakatı, Russian: Сочинское соглашение), is a buffer zone in northern Syria between the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). It was set up following a memorandum of understanding in the Russian city Sochi on 22 October 2019 by the Russian and Turkish presidents during the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria. Most of the zone is controlled by the Syrian Army and Russian Military Police, and some by the TAF.