Over the past five years, Turkey emerged as one of the top, if not the top, humanitarian supporter of the Syrian people fleeing violence in their country. No fair-minded Syrian can deny the generosity of Turkish authorities in this regard. Also, while it supported hardline militants groups, it generally did not prevent other countries from using its soil to provide help and support to moderate groups fighting the regime or extremist forces. As an ally, however, Turkey has done considerable damage to the Syrian opposition by empowering hardline groups, misleading the rebels or obstructing efforts that could benefit them.
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