Turkey is looking to secure the T4 airbase in Syria, which has been a strategic site near gas fields. The base was previously controlled by Iran-backed militias and ISIS before being retaken by the Assad regime with Russian support. Tensions in Syria are escalating, with reports of explosions near Damascus and Israeli warplanes in the area.

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