"There is still fighting. There are still ISIS cells operating. It is a huge security nightmare. For Assad, it's going to be a real headache trying to retake control of these areas."

As Turkey seeks to normalise relations with Syria, Putin's pressure on Assad to reconcile could create a power vacuum on Syria's northern border, Hannah Lucinda Smith tells #timesradio

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