The United Nations is not involved in any discussions about the organization potentially having an observational role on Syria’s northeastern border to prevent clashes between Turkish and Kurdish forces, a UN official from the relevant department says after one of the Kurdish leaders called on the UN to play a role.
“Any deployment of such a force under UN auspices would require a mandate from the Security Council. The UN Secretariat has not been involved in any discussion regarding any observation role in Syria,” the official said, asked if the United Nations was ready to participate in the border force and if any talks on it are going on.
On Monday, Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council, the political wing of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northern Syria, told UK media that an international protection force to provide an aerial defence to the Kurds should be established in the north of Syria after the withdrawal of the US troops from the country. She noted it should be composed of the states that have been participating in the fight against terrorism, as well as the United Nations.