Turkey Replacing Iran As The Dominant Foreign Player In Syria – Analysis
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By Kian Sharifi
(RFE/RL) -- The fall of Bashar al-Assad's government at the hands of rebels, including Ankara-backed factions, has effectively made Turkey the dominant foreign actor in Syria at the *expense of Iran and its ally Russia*.
Turkey and Iran have competed for years for influence in the South Caucasus, and this...