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Members of the Syrian community in Istanbul’s Fatih district celebrate the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. — Members of the Syrian community in Istanbul’s Fatih district celebrate the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Photographer: Kemal Aslan/AFP/Getty Images

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December 23, 2024 at 10:59 AM UTC

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A joke currently doing the rounds in Turkey is that it’s about to become “neighbors” with Israel due to the turmoil in Syria.