How to Wage War in Syria and Win an Election in Turkey
Turkey’s recent military incursion into Afrin will be a test case in many ways.
Gonul Tol
January 24, 2018
Amid much fanfare, Turkey launched a military incursion into the northwestern Kurdish enclave of Afrin over the weekend. Mosques across the country held special “conquest” prayers for the victory of the country’s military. The Ottoman military band, Mehter, performed in the border provinces as a show of support for soldiers taking part in the operation. After the country’s top cleric’s call, thousands across the country gathered in mosques to pray for the servicemen.
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