
Syrian buffer zone for Idlib region is latest use of an old diplomatic tool
The concept of a demilitarization zone goes back almost a half-millennium to Europe's rules on demolishing forts.
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The concept of a demilitarization zone goes back almost a half-millennium to Europe's rules on demolishing forts.
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