Turkey in Syria & ISIS (merged thread)

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Why is Turkey Attacking the Kurdish Militants Instead of ISIS?

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[davidbfpo]

After a six year hiatus Israel and Turkey are friends again, which will be a lot more than diplomacy:

The reconciliation deal between Israel and Turkey will see a return to normal diplomatic relations, but ties are unlikely to have the warmth that they did in the past. It is Turkey's growing diplomatic problems - strategic tensions with Russia; difficulties with Europe due to the growing authoritarianism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; and above all the failure of Turkey's Syria policy (which has also soured ties with Washington) - that have prompted this move.

Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36639834


FP added:

Netanyahu credited U.S. Vice President Joe Biden for acting as a peace broker between Israel and Turkey.