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New UN report on Islamic State gives Ankara another headache

Security Council report red flags Uyghur diaspora in Turkey as a recruitment source for jihadi networks in Syria and Afghanistan.

Idlib protest
Syrians hang opposition flags as smoke billows from burning tires on the M4 highway to protest Ankara's perceived inaction over the latest Syrian regime attacks, in the town of Ariha in rebel-held northwestern Syrian province of Idlib on July 25, 2021. Also, a recent UN Security Council report says, "Idlib remains a strategic location for [Islamic State] fighters and family members, in particular as a gateway to Turkey." — OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images

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