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Turkey Digs In Its Heels in Idlib
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Ryan Bohl
Middle East and North Africa Analyst, Stratfor
![Turkey is determined not to allow Idlib to fall to Damascus without a fight. Turkish-backed Syrian fighters man an anti-aircraft gun in Saraqeb, in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib on Feb. 1, 2020.](https://www.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_large/public/GettyImages-1197910475.jpg?itok=qvkDHdiv)
Turkish-backed Syrian fighters man an anti-aircraft gun in Saraqeb, in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib on Feb. 1, 2020. Turkey and Russia could be on a collision course in the province.
(OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Ankara has no intention of abandoning its presence in the northwestern Syrian province — even if that drives a wedge between it and Russia….
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