Why does Syria matter to Israel and Turkiye? | Syria’s War

Israel and Turkiye have been holding closed-door meetings in Azerbaijan to work out ways to avoid direct conflict in Syria.

Both have a military presence there, and both accuse the other of threatening regional security.

Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes on Syria since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December, destroying military infrastructure and hardware.

Turkiye says these attacks and Israel’s expansion into…