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The Cost Of Turkey's Self-Interest
The Huffington Post article, “The Cost of Turkey’s Self-Interest” written on December 28, 2015 by Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi is about the way that Turkey is going about accepting Syrian refugees. Al Makhzoomi blames the mass amount of refugees for Turkey’s lack of food and housing and makes the claim that a lack of border encourages jihadists to join ISIS. He goes on to say that Turkey is actually supporting the Islamic State by providing them with money, training, and weapons. Al Makhzoomi believes that Turkey’s self-interest is accountable for its willingness to help the Islamic State. Turkey prioritizes removing President al-Assad from Syria and containing Kurdish militias over the international humanitarian effort to stop ISIS. This article
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