Patrick Cockburn: As Turkey prepares to slice through Syria, the US has cleared a new breeding ground for Isis

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For a moment, it looked as the Syrian conflict was finally producing clear winners and losers. But now another front has opened up – and the return of one of the conflict's most violent players is in the offing

Civilians flee with their belongingsTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, speaks with Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, left, as they watch the operation by Turkish forces in Kurdish areasTurkey-backed members of Syrian National Army prepare for moving to Turkey with heavy armed vehiclesIn this vast area – the 25 per cent of Syria that lies east of the Euphrates – Turkey will be a big player, but it will not be an all-powerful one.

 

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Se os Curdos estão espremido dentro do território da Síria, porque a Turquia tem que lançar ofensivas conte este povo invadindo a Síria é só ficar nas fronteiras sem atracar ninguém!

well yeah. i mean if there is a stable, peaceful region then who will Raytheon and McD-D sell all their weapons to?

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