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Erdogan Criticizes Western Allies Over Syrian Operation Ahead of Putin
Meeting

Dorian Jones

   ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ramping up
   pressure on his Western allies, as the end of a U.S.-brokered
   cease-fire approaches with Syrian Kurdish rebels.

   Erdogan's escalating rhetoric comes ahead of a pivotal meeting Tuesday
   with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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