Turkey Sits Out Battle in Syrian Border City
Ankara Chooses Not to Intervene in Fight Between Islamic State, Kurdish Militia
By Yaroslav Trofimov
Oct. 9, 2014 8:02 p.m. ET
Turkey’s unwillingness to intervene in the battle over a predominantly Kurdish Syrian city on its border has earned the country harsh criticism from Washington, exposing a dangerous rift over how the two allies want to tackle Islamic State’s rise.
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