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GETTY Mrs Merkel's 'safe zones' will stop tens of thousands of migrants entering Turkey

According to the beleaguered German Chancellor, there may be “zones where the ceasefire is particularly enforced and where a significant level of security can be guaranteed”. The arrangement may be similar to the current situation on the dangerous Turkish-Syrian border.


Refugees fleeing groups such as death cult Islamic State are camped on the Turkish-Syrian border with humanitarian groups offering support. But aid workers in the war-ravaged country have slammed the “safe zone” plan.

GETTY German Chancellor Angela Merkel visiting a refugee camp in Turkey


GETTY Chancellor Merkel and Turkish President Erdogan, pictured last November

The comments came as Mrs Merkel visited the Turkish city of Gaziantep. Unpopular Chancellor Merkel struck a £2.3billion deal with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants arriving from across the Mediterranean.

Under the agreement, Turkey sends back one Syrian refugee for every one refugee settled in the EU. There are a whopping 2.7million refugees in Turkey who have escaped violence in Syria between the government and the evil Islamic State.

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