Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Turkey struggles as 'lone gatekeeper' against Islamic State recruitment | Reuters

Turkey struggles as 'lone gatekeeper' against Islamic State recruitment

By Nick Tattersall and Mariam Karouny

ISTANBUL/BEIRUT Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:21am EDT

(Reuters) - As Islamic State insurgents threaten the Turkish border from Syria, Turkey is struggling to staunch the flow of foreign jihadists to the militant group, having not so long ago allowed free access to those who would join its neighbor's civil war.

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