Syria-Turkey rapprochement faces many obstacles

Efforts to improve ties between Turkey and Syria resurfaced in mid-2022, but multiple challenges have halted progress

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  • On-off normalisation
  • Reasons for failure
  • Refugees
  • Syrian government weakness
  • Anti-government forces
  • US opposition
  • Possible outcome

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