Idlib will weaken but not break Turkish-Russian ties
Erdogan has locked himself into a no-win situation in Syria.
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- Little hope from diplomacy
- Turkey trapped
- Rebel allies
- Refugee inflows
- Kurdish zone
- Intervening to protect
- No acceptable options
- Expensive confrontation
- Crumbling domestic support
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