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Putin grants Erdogan last chance to end Idlib quagmire on Turkey’s terms

Erdogan saves face in Sochi; did Turkey and Syria collaborate to capture Reyhanli terrorist?; Erdogan, Ocalan and Syria.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, Sept. 17, 2018. — Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS

Putin gives Erdogan a win on Idlib

Last week in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin backed off on his support for an all-out assault on Idlib in order to give Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan one last chance to solve Idlib on Erdogan’s terms. 

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