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Why the attempted coup in Turkey matters to the U.S.

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Political instability in Turkey, a NATO member and critical U.S. partner in the fight against terrorism, could pose a setback for the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

A coup attempt in Turkey was crushed and the "government is in control," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday. About 200 people were killed and hundreds more arrested

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