Turkey fears fallout from Russian strikes in Syria

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http://www.juancole.com/2015/10/fallout-russian-strikes.html

Turkey fears fallout from Russian strikes in Syria
By contributors | Oct. 4, 2015
Euractiv | – –

Turkey will not allow “terror to take root” or “fait accompli situations” next to its borders, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday (1 October), a day after Russia launched air strikes in neighboring Syria.

Russia launched its biggest intervention in the Middle East in decades on Wednesday (30 September), targeting areas near the cities of Homs and Hama in the west of the country, where President Bashar al-Assad’s forces are fighting a number of insurgent groups, though not Islamic State, which is based mostly in the north and east.

The move by Moscow puts Ankara – which has long called for Assad’s removal – in an uncomfortable position, raising questions about its ability to contain the fallout from a worsening military and humanitarian crisis on its doorstep.

Turkey has been at the forefront of the refugee crisis since 2011, when the Syrian uprising began and has spent $7.6 billion caring for 2.2 million Syrian refugees.

[gordianot]

1. What do you expect when you fail at a neighberhood watch?

Superpowers, former superpowers, wannabe superpowers, malicious thugs, are free to move in and take over. They are going to be hard to get rid of but you let it happen.