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NCD — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:40:24 +0000

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Al Qaeda's affiliate Jabhat Al-Nusra Issues a Distress Call to Turkey as the Syrian Army Advances in Northern Latakia

Over the last 24 hours, the Syrian Al-Qaeda group “Jabhat Al-Nusra” and the Free Syrian Army’s “1st Coastal Brigade” have retreated from several sites inside Jabal Al-Turkmen (Turkmen Mountains) after the Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard launched a massive offensive in the Latakia Governorate’s northern countryside...

Erdogan is playing a

NCD — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:10:56 +0000

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Erdogan is playing a dangerous game , he's essentially banking on NATO to come to his aid if Russia retaliates. If Russia doesn't retaliate ,Putin will loose face in Arab world and Erdogan will be crowned the modern age Saladin .
Western Europe knows Erdogan controls the refugee tap and his leverage is that tens of thousands of refugees will flood into Europe if they don't back him up against Russia.
Putin cares about his macho and decisive image and to maintain it there will be Russian war answer to this downing .
America and NATO needs to call Turkey's bluff and let it face Russian music alone or we are heading towards world war III.

above from a NYT comment by Ajatha Shatru.

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Erdogan is playing a