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Why Turkey is invading Northern Syria

Beyond the Headlines
Beyond the Headlines
Episode • Oct 9, 2019 • 21m
On the afternoon of October 6, US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the more than 8 year Syrian civil war.



That one phone call upended nearly five years of US policy in Syria.




Shortly afterwards, the White House released a statement announcing their withdrawal from the country and Erdogan's plans to launch an offensive across the Northern border. 




Host James Haines-Young looks at why Donald Trump stood aside for a Turkish invasion of Syria and why does Ankara want a new war.

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