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Turkey is clearly a reluctant member of the coalition being spearheaded by the United States, with support from Saudi Arabia, against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria. The reasons for this have been amply covered by Al-Monitor and may be understandable from Ankara’s perspective. Not everyone is that understanding, however.
Turkey’s responses to crises in the Middle East are forcing many to question what Ankara is ultimately trying to achieve in a volatile part of the world where it hoped until recently to be a game changer, but where its plans have foundered.
