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Elizabeth Hagedorn

Jan 18, 2023

F-16 jet — A Belgian F-16 fighter jet takes part in NATO exercises at the Kleine-Brogel air base in Belgium on Oct. 18, 2022. — KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images

A picture shows the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, during a security operation by the Kurdish Asayish security forces and the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces, on Aug. 26, 2022.

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Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara on Jan. 18, 2023.

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