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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

Uighur refugee women walk where they are housed in a gated complex in the central city of Kayseri, Turkey, February 11, 2015. Thousands of members of China's Turkic language-speaking Muslim ethnic minority have reached Turkey, mostly since last year, infuriating Beijing, which accuses Ankara of helping its citizens flee unlawfully. Turkish officials deny playing any direct role in assisting the flight. Picture taken February 11, 2015. To match Insight TURKEY-CHINA/UIGHURS REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RTX1LZ2I

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Supporters of China's Muslim Uighur minority wave flags of East Turkestan and Turkey during a demonstration at Beyazid Square, Istanbul, Dec. 14, 2019.

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