Topic: In Turkey, a late crackdown on Islamist fighters (Read 719 times)
Turkey is still supporting the Islamists in Syria, as the president (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan) is a staunch Islamist. But since there is strong pressure from the US and the other NATO members, he is not able to show that support publicly.
For many months, the militants in Syria and Iraq were able to grow in power partly by using the border region of a NATO member – Turkey -- as a strategically vital supply route and entry point to wage war.
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