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Turkey and Russia must focus on common ground to avoid war in Syria
Posted By Connor Dilleen on March 2, 2020 @ 11:28
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[1] 33 Turkish soldiers: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/27/dozens-of-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-strike-in-idlib-in-syria-reports-say
[2] likely: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/turkey-destroys-syrian-army-targets-says-defence-minister
[3] Sochi ceasefire agreement: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/full-text-turkey-russia-agreement-northeast-syria-191022180033274.html
[4] collision course: https://jamestown.org/program/russian-turkish-accords-start-to-unravel-in-libya-and-in-syria/
[5] taking advantage: https://warontherocks.com/2019/10/turkey-and-russia-a-remarkable-rapprochement/
[6] pragmatic and political realists: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/idlib-debacle-reality-check-turkish-russian-relations
[7] share: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2020/02/17/how-long-can-russia-and-turkey-cooperate-amid-a-myriad-of-conflictual-hazards/
[8] purchase Russian-made S-400 air defence systems: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/will-turkey-sacrifice-us-relations-and-the-f-35-for-russian-made-air-defence/
[9] assessed: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/05/28/turkey-and-russia-are-bitter-frenemies/
[10] strategy: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/what-are-real-reasons-turkeys-operation-syria
[11] report: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/turkey-edges-towards-direct-conflict-with-russian-backed-syria-idUSKBN20D1KL
[12] 63,000 Russian troops: https://www.newsweek.com/how-many-russia-troops-syria-military-reveals-full-count-us-told-leave-1088409
[13] confirmed: https://eaworldview.com/2019/03/syria-daily-russia-acknowledges-deaths-of-3-troops/
[14] Wagner Group: https://jamestown.org/program/russian-pmcs-in-the-syrian-civil-war-from-slavonic-corps-to-wagner-group-and-beyond/
[15] neither can afford to be seen to blink: https://www.voanews.com/europe/kremlin-scrambles-avoid-open-conflict-turkey
[16] plan: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/deciphering-russias-middle-east-strategy/
[17] talks: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/erdogan-announces-four-power-syria-summit-be-held-5-march
[18] reportedly: https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/erdogan-to-meet-putin-to-discuss-idlib
[19] Operation Spring Shield: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-announces-operation-spring-shield-in-idlib-syria/1750711
[20] powerless: https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2020/02/21/turkey-and-russia-fight-it-out-is-this-the-end-of-the-road-for-erdogan/#7079df6c3e0b
[21] scheduled: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/turkey-tests-russian-made-s400-with-f16s-despite-us-warnings-2019-11?r=US&IR=T
[22] early February request: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-requests-us-aerial-patrols-near-idlib-intimidate-syrian-regime
[23] Libya: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/02/turkish-parliament-to-vote-on-sending-troops-to-libya
[24] condemned: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2019/10/09/Saudi-Arabia-condemns-Turkish-aggression-on-north-east-Syria.html
[25] threats: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/world/europe/turkey-refugees-Geece-erdogan.html