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Turkey May Have Stepped Into Its Own 'Endless War' in Syria

Charles Glass

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MIN READOct 25, 2019 | 10:00 GMT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pictured here during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 22, 2019.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to deploy joint Russian-Turkish patrols in the so-called security zone Erdogan has ordered Syrian Kurds to evacuate.

(SEFA KARACAN/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Turkish President Erdogan has gradually pushed his country's forces into Syria over the past few years. Now, like others before him, he may find it hard to leave....

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Turkey May Have Stepped Into Its Own 'Endless War' in Syria

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