Tuesday, June 2, 2015

How Turkey tomb-raided its way out of confronting ISIL - Al Jazeera English

How Turkey tomb-raided its way out of confronting ISIL - Al Jazeera English: "Erdogan knows that if he confronts ISIL and fails, there could be electoral consequences. If ISIL would have attacked and occupied the tomb, Erdogan would have had no other choice but to respond militarily. By removing the tomb of Suleyman Shah, Erdogan removed the main catalyst that could force Turkey into a military confrontation with ISIL"



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