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Monday, February 09, 2015

Turkey’s jihadi problem: Intelligence-sharing is not enough - CONTRIBUTOR

Turkey’s jihadi problem: Intelligence-sharing is not enough

MERVE TAHİROĞLU

After a knife-wielding man attacked three soldiers in Nice, in the south of France, on Tuesday, news emerged that the assailant had been deported from Turkey last month. The incident appears to vindicate Ankara, which has repeatedly called for better intelligence-sharing from Europe to prevent foreign fighters from transiting through its country into Syria, and Europeans are stepping up their efforts as they realize the extent of the threat. Intelligence-sharing alone, however, will not be enough to solve Turkey’s jihadi problem.

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