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Erdogan’s latest threats in Syria test limits with Biden, Putin

The Turkish president’s warnings are targeted as much at Washington and Moscow as they are at Syria’s Kurds.

Turkish and Russian military vehicles patrol in the countryside of Rumaylan (Rmeilan) in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province near the Turkish border, on Sept. 16, 2021.
Turkish and Russian military vehicles patrol in the countryside of Rumaylan (Rmeilan) in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province near the Turkish border on Sept. 16, 2021. — DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images

Erdogan: Attack on Turkish convoy breaks 'the camel’s back'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that rocket attack on a Turkish convoy in Syria that killed two Turkish special forces personnel has "broken the camel’s back,” adding, “We are determined to eliminate threats arising from there either with the forces active in these areas or with our own means.”

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