Trump and Erdoğan risk a resurgent Isis thanks to their recklessness in Syria

Future historians might remember Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria, launched last week, as the second time that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan provided Islamic State with a lifeline, intentionally or not. The first was when Turkey opened its borders to foreign jihadists entering Syria, which ultimately enabled Isis to build a caliphate the size of Britain in 2014. Both the … Continue reading Trump and Erdoğan risk a resurgent Isis thanks to their recklessness in Syria