From Stalemate to Checkmate: What the Siege of Aleppo Means for Turkey
Feb 9, 2016 By Amberin Zaman @amberinzaman
From Stalemate to Checkmate: What the siege of Aleppo means for Turkey
The siege of Aleppo by Russian-backed Syrian regime forces is in full swing. Tens of thousands of Syrians are stranded at the Bab al Salam (Oncupinar) border crossing with Turkey. The country is already home to some 2.5 million Syrian refugees and it says it cannot handle any more. Instead, Turkey’s Red Crescent and disaster relief agency, AFAD, are scrambling to provide them with food and shelter from across the border. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that the Syrians would be allowed in “only if necessary.”
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