Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War

Turkey can eliminate threats inside Syria without entering there, main opposition leader says

Turkey can eliminate threats posed by various organizations inside Syria, including U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish militants, without necessarily entering the neighboring country's territory, the main opposition leader has said, warning the government over the consequences of a ground operation which he said would be "suicide."

US, Turkey working to finish shutting northern Syria border: Kerry

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Nov. 17 the United States is starting an operation with Turkey to finish securing the northern Syrian border, an area that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants have used as a lucrative smuggling route, Reuters reported.

Turkish chief of staff hosts Qatari counterpart

Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar hosted his counterpart, Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff Ghanim bin Shaheen Al-Ghanim, on Nov. 16, as global diplomatic efforts aimed at responding to threats posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) intensified in the wake of the series of attacks in Paris late on Nov. 13.

Swamp and mosquitoes

Talking to reporters in Antalya on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made an important warning to European nations: No one should mix up the terrorists that staged the Paris attacks and the people seeking refuge in Europe fleeing the attacks by the very same groups back in their homeland.

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