Turkey's Syrian gamble

FT World Weekly

• Episode: Turkey's Syrian gamble
• Website: FT World Weekly
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• Duration: 00:11:43
• Published: 2016-08-25 11:45

Turkey sent tanks into Syria on Wednesday, as part of a major offensive ostensibly against Isis - but also to contain Syrian Kurds. The move follows a recent coup attempt against President Erdogan and a deadly terrorist attack in the southern Turkish town of Gaziantep. Andrew England, the FT's Middle East editor, speaks with Turkey correspondent Mehul Srivastava and former Turkey correspondent Daniel Dombey.

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