put it last week) is evident in its relationship with Turkey, its powerful neighbor to the north. Turkey has played multiple roles in the Syria drama: the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has supported various groups opposed to the Assad regime – including the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which led the successful rebellion; Turkey is home to some 3 million Syrian refugees, and another 3 million live in camps along the Syrian side of the border; and Turkey and Syria have had a long-shared goal of enmity toward the Kurdish groups that seek autonomy in the borderlands of the two countries.Â
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