Christians continue to be persecuted and slaughtered, and their churches attacked, worldwide. 
Largely unknown to and unreported in the West, a large, two-day conference was recently hosted (Jan. 27–28) by Al Azhar University in Egypt and attended by the leading clerics and politicians from 46 nations. Titled "Renewal in... 
Because of its decisions, all that Turkey can do is manage the defeat of the Syrians and hope that it can hold a sliver of the border as Russia, Iran, and Assad together decide the future of Syria. 
The diplomacy-only track advocated by supporters of the Obama administration's Iran deal fundamentally misunderstands the logic behind having diplomacy in the first place. Diplomacy doesn't exist in a vacuum; it is part of a country's foreign-policy arsenal. 
The US hopes to push Turkey to greater action against the Syrian regime and Russia in Syria's northern Idlib province. 
Asks whether Russia can continue to support the Syrian regime while preserving its relations with Turkey. 
Western governments should take whatever steps are necessary to secure the safety of women and girls fleeing honor killings. 
In the aftermath of the failed coup of 2016, Turkey's government purged its air force so badly that it can barely fly its F-16 fighters.
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