Turkey moves on Syrian Kurds
Turkey doesn't want a Kurdish zone along the Syrian border. But the Kurds are US allies - so will two NATO members now find themselves on opposite sides?
Turkey doesn't want a Kurdish zone along the Syrian border. But the Kurds are US allies - so will two NATO members now find themselves on opposite sides? Also in this programme/podcast: India and Afghanistan open a trade route that sidesteps Pakistan; a news website in the Philippines that runs stories critical of President Duterte is ordered closed; and the power and magic of names.
(Photo: A convoy of Turkish tanks arrives at an army base near the border with Syria.
Credit: Reuters)
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