<blockquote>'..the Russian Sukhoi had strayed into Turkish airspace..
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Bashar al-Assad, after all, was once a feted ally who went on vacation with Erdogan's family. When the Syrian leader ignored Erdogan's advice and mediation efforts in the face of unarmed pro-democracy protests in 2011, Erdogan took it as a personal affront and spearheaded the campaign to unseat Assad.'
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Putin Has Misjudged Turkey's Erdogan, November 24, 2015</blockquote>
Context The west must resist playing Putin’s game in Syria. That way calamity lies<blockquote>
(Syria) - '..Putin may yet come to rue the gamble.''..It is already clear that Russia has become drawn into a useless war..'(Syria) - '..a regime that actually fuels .. violent Islamic militancy..'</blockquote>