Idlib exposes Turkey’s weak hand against Russia - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Semih Idiz

Semih Idiz

May 22, 2019

Civil defense forces carry an injured person through rubble after an airstrike by government forces on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria, in a still from video shot Feb. 26, 2019. — ReutersTV/REUTERS

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a ceremony marking the formal launch of the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC2QBE9PQR52

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