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Why Turkey Is Sitting Out the ISIS War

Coalition of the Unwilling

With ISIS on its doorstep, the Turkish government balks at support for Obama’s strategy.

Thomas Seibert
Thomas Seibert
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Murad Sezer / Reuters

ISTANBUL, Turkey — A diplomatic crisis looms. Turkey, a key U.S. ally and the only NATO member that borders areas controlled by ISIS jihadists in Syria and Iraq, is in a prime location to hit the extremists next door.

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Thomas Seibert

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