TURKEY AGREES ON PHASED MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ
Turkey has agreed with Baghdad on the gradual withdrawal of its troops from northern Iraq, and a similar step may soon be taken in Syria as well.
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NATO SHIELD ENABLES TURKEY’S RISKY STRATEGIC STRETCH
The unintended consequence of U.S. interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan has been the assertion of Iranian power. “We are in power in four capitals,” Iranians used to brag of their presence and clout in Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus and Yemen.