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Free Syrian Army getting backup from Turkish-trained police

Turkey is shoring up the FSA's — and perhaps Ankara's — clout in Syria by providing newly schooled policemen to Aleppo province.

A member of the Free police, wearing a Turkish flag on his hat, attends a ceremony celebrating the inauguration of the "Free Police" in the Syrian border town of Jarablus January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RTSX6LE
A member of the Free Syrian Police, wearing a Turkish flag on his hat, attends a ceremony celebrating the inauguration of the group in the town of Jarablus, Syria, Jan. 24, 2017. — REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

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