To the irritation of the US, Turkey carried out airstrikes Tuesday against US allies in Syria and Iraq. The airstrikes in Syria and Iraq mark an escalation by Turkey and put it in direct conflict with the US-led coalition's mission against ISIS there. A senior US defense official told CNN that the US was given around an hour's notice of the strikes by the Turkish military, adding that no US or coalition advisers were in the vicinity. The EU is closing its doors on Turkey, and Turkey is not closing its doors on anybody." As he shuns the West, he is finding new allies north and east.

Source: CNN April 26, 2017 11:40 UTC