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Dorian Jones

Turkey lays the ground for a smoothing of relations with Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country could be ready for dialogue with Syria. AP - Burhan Ozbilici

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a strong opponent of the Syrian regime, says his country could be ready for dialogue with Damascus. It's a prospect that's causing alarm in the ranks of the Syrian opposition that relies heavily on Turkish support.

Since the onset of the Syrian civil war, Erdogan routinely targeted his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al Assad as a tyrant, devil, and butcher, pledging that he would pay for what he calls his atrocities against his people.

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