"Turkey seen sending troops to Lebanon despite fears
Wed 16 Aug 2006 6:56 AM ET
By Gareth Jones
ISTANBUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Turkey, eager to play a bigger role in its Middle East backyard, looks increasingly likely to commit troops to a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but critics say the risks far outweigh any benefits.
The United States, Israel and Lebanon all back the dispatch of troops from Muslim Turkey, a NATO member which maintains good ties with both Arab states and Israel and boasts a strong army with long experience of peacekeeping from Afghanistan to Kosovo."
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