Ankara severed ties with Damascus in 2011 after Syria’s civil war began and Turkish forces backed anti-Assad forces in the north. But in the last two weeks Erdogan has stressed the need for reconciliation with Turkey’s neighbour. The number of Syrian arrivals has worried Turks, who wonder if they will ever return home, prompting Erdogan to promise talks and an eventual “honorable” voluntary return for most. Turkey host more refugees than any other nation. Syria has said any normalization in ties can only come after Turkey agrees to pull out thousands of troops from the rebel-held areas – a precondition Ankara has called unacceptable, citing security concerns over Syrian Kurdish militants. Can war solve any geopolitical disputes in modern world ?

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