Turkey has not been a positive factor in war against ISIL
Washington Post:
Turkey is still a lousy ally in the fight with ISIL and that is not likely to change.
For U.S., turmoil in Ankara could strain fight against ISISOne of the reasons that Turkey is such a mess is that it has not been a consistent fighter against ISIL. With its army, it could easily defeat the Islamic religious bigots, but Erdogan is also an Islamist which means he has mixed loyalties When he did finally decide to fight ISIL. he used it as an excuse to attack the Kurdish allies of the US who were actually fighting ISIL.
NATO member Turkey is the front line and home base for much of the coalition’s operations in neighboring Syria.
Turkey is still a lousy ally in the fight with ISIL and that is not likely to change.
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