Ahead of Istanbul meeting, allies look reluctantly at intervention in Syria
By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, March 25, 8:50 AM
ISTANBUL — A year of sanctions, diplomacy and harsh rhetoric failed to stop Syria’s bloody crackdown and oust President Bashar Assad. With frustration running high, Turkey and other countries that have staked moral credibility on ending the violence are increasingly looking at intervention on Syrian soil, a strategy they have so far avoided for lack of international consensus and fears it could widen the conflict.
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