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	<title>Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel &#187; Turkey</title>
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		<title>Who will spearhead the Raqqa offensive?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/03/who-will-spearhead-the-raqqa-offensive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With focus largely on the Iraqi liberation of Mosul, the Islamic State (IS) Syrian stronghold of Raqqa remains the ultimate prize for defeating the group. However, owed to a complicated regional dynamic, the battle for Raqqa is marred by a lack of consensus on the strategy to take the city. As US President Donald Trump [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Turkish intervention curtail growing standing of Syrian Kurds?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/09/can-turkish-intervention-curtail-growing-standing-of-syrian-kurds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The already complicated Syrian landscape was given another dose of fuel as Turkish tanks rolled into Syria overrunning the town of Jarablus under the pretext of fighting the Islamic State (IS). Western powers have long accused Turkey of not doing enough in the fight against IS and in tightening control of its porous border that [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Failed military coup only tip of the ice-berg for a highly polarised Turkey</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/07/failed-military-coup-only-tip-of-the-ice-berg-for-a-highly-polarised-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dramatic failed military coup that sent shockwaves across Turkey and the world may have quickly subsided but the aftermath of the events will be felt for much longer. Whether it was just a faction of the military or not, it was no small matter. The coup forces ranged from low-ranking soldiers to senior officers [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Failed coup attempt provides Erdogan with new ammunition</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/07/failed-coup-attempt-provides-erdogan-with-new-ammunition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The failed military coup in Turkey was intended to usher a new order, however, in the end it was Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that emerged with a stronger hand and a great opportunity. Dramatic footage as the coup unfolded of heavy gunfire, tanks and helicopters resembled a war zone. A weary looking Erdogan addressing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Heated discussions, disagreements and distrust, and the tenuous Syrian peace talks have not even begun</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/02/heated-discussions-disagreements-and-distrust-and-the-tenuous-syrian-peace-talks-have-not-even-begun/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/02/heated-discussions-disagreements-and-distrust-and-the-tenuous-syrian-peace-talks-have-not-even-begun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2016 08:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The starts of the Geneva III peace talks were delayed twice last week owing to objections from the main Syria opposition represented by the Higher Negotiating Committee (HNC). The HNC finally bowed to pressure from the United States and the United Nations and agreed to attend the talks after “receiving assurances”, even then they insisted [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The regional dynamic underscoring the growing friction between Iraq and Turkey</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/12/the-regional-dynamic-underscoring-the-growing-friction-between-iraq-and-turkey/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/12/the-regional-dynamic-underscoring-the-growing-friction-between-iraq-and-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if the ever volatile Middle East was lacking flashpoints, Iraq and Turkey have been at loggerheads in recent weeks over the deployment of Turkish troops to a military camp in Bashiqa. The deployment of 150 or so troops in early December that Ankara insisted was for protection of its military trainers in place since [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As Turkey downs Russian jet, a rightful defense or a disproportionate move with a bigger picture in mind?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/12/as-turkey-downs-russian-jet-a-rightful-defense-or-a-disproportionate-move-with-a-bigger-picture-in-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 11:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Syrian skies crowed as ever with planes from dozens of countries primarily fighting the Islamic State (IS), an “accident” was bound to happen. However, the jury remains firmly out whether Turkey was right to shoot down a Russian jet straying seconds into its airspace or if it was a disproportionate move made with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>With eyes on a new election, Erdogan takes a dangerous gamble by attacking PKK</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/08/with-eyes-on-a-new-election-erdogan-takes-a-dangerous-gamble-by-attacking-pkk/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/08/with-eyes-on-a-new-election-erdogan-takes-a-dangerous-gamble-by-attacking-pkk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2015 11:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After decades of a bloody war between the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) and Ankara, lessons are not been learnt with the peace process effectively dead in the ground and all the signs pointing to a swift return to the dark days of the past. Decades of assimilation policies failed and now after the death of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey, Kurds and ISIS: Who is fighting whom?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/07/turkey-kurds-and-isis-who-is-fighting-whom/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/07/turkey-kurds-and-isis-who-is-fighting-whom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Turkey finally comes off the fence and decides to take part in the ongoing collective fight against ISIS more actively, its decision to suspend the reconciliation process and open a simultaneous front against the PKK has costly ramifications For many, the deadly Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) bombing of the Kurdish town [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bombing in Suruc a long delayed wake-up call for Turkey</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/07/bombing-in-suruc-a-long-delayed-wake-up-call-for-turkey/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/07/bombing-in-suruc-a-long-delayed-wake-up-call-for-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The deadly Islamic State (IS) suicide bombing in Suruc that killed 32 and wounded over 100 others was a much delayed wake-up call for Turkey. All the more tragic was that the gathering by the young student activists in the Kurdish town was aimed at taking part in a rebuilding mission over the border in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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