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89K views · 1.4K reactions | NEW YEAR IN ISTANBUL: It’s almost midnight in Istanbul, Turkey, the city is ringing in 2020 with a fireworks show. In 2019, Turkey launched an incursion into northern Syria following Pres. Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from the region. The Turkish offensive drew condemnation from many of Turkey’s Western allies. Even the Trump administration eventually imposed sanctions on Turkey, though it later reversed that decision. | NowThis Impact | Facebook