Apathetic in Ankara
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We’re only a few weeks away from the one year anniversary of the US launching military attacks against ISIS, and it continues to dominate the headlines. Just this week ISIS took control of Ramadi, only a 1.5 hour drive from Baghdad (according to Google Maps), while a team of Delta Force soldiers killed ISIS’s “CFO” in Syria. What has gone unmentioned is Turkey’s apathetic efforts to combat instability in the region, even though it shares a border with both Syria and Iraq. Instead, President Erdogan spends his time silencing the media and “purging” political opponents.
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