No indication that United States has created safe zone in Syria

President Donald Trump pledged to create a safe zone to help Syrians impacted by the country's civil war. But so far, there's no indication that the United States has taken this step.

A State Department official told us that the United States supports efforts that may de-escalate violence in Syria.

Russia, Turkey and Iran have established "de-escalation zones" in Syria, but as we've noted before, those measures are separate from U.S. undertakings.

A ceasefire that went into effect in July, a result of an understanding among the United States, Jordan and Russia, is a step toward de-escalation in southwest Syria "that can end hostilities and return stability and unhindered humanitarian access," a State Department official told PolitiFact.

But the State Department did not respond to requests on whether the United States had also created a safe zone in Syria.

The Times of Israel reported on Sept. 11 that Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that Russia, Jordan and the United States were in talks to set up a safe zone for refugees "as soon as possible."

Jordan hosts more than 650,000 registered Syrian refugees, according to Sept. 10 data from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Robert McKenzie, director of the Muslim Diaspora Initiative at New America, told us in July that an assistant secretary for the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration would likely oversee a safe-zone policy development.

But as of Sept. 27, Trump had not nominated someone for that position, though it's currently headed by an acting assistant secretary, Simon Henshaw.

The White House did not respond to our requests for information regarding a potential nominee or Trump's efforts for a Syrian safe zone.

Trump promised to create a safe zone for Syrians instead of admitting them in the United States as refugees. There are no reports of this taking place yet. We continue to rate this promise Stalled.