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Opponents and supporters of the Turkish government beat each other up outside the residence of the Turkish ambassador to Washington, DC.

VIDEO: Street brawl breaks out in DC outside Turkey ambassador’s residence

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Supporters and opponents of the Turkish government bloodied each other up in Washington on Tuesday. Two arrests were made. Each side blames the other for starting it.

President Donald Trump watches as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departs at the entrance to the West Wing of the White House in Washington on May 16.

Trump meets Turkey’s Erdogan as the US vows to arm his enemies

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Children play with a kite at a shelter for displaced Yazidis on Mount Sinjar, northern Iraq.

Years after US Iraq intervention, Yazidis are still seeking safety on a mountain

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A US armed forces member stands near a military vehicle, north of Raqqa, Syria on Nov. 6.

US-backed forces launch assault on ISIS ‘capital’ in Syria

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Turkish tanks driving toward Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, on Aug. 27.

US allies are fighting each other in northern Syria. Here’s why.

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Turkish army tanks and Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters make their way in the Syrian border town of Jarablus on Aug. 24.

Turkey sends more tanks into Syria to fight ISIS — and to block US-backed Kurds

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Turkish tanks help in move to capture of border town from the Islamic State group. But Turkey also wants to prevent the US-backed Kurdish rebels from advancing.Turkish tanks help in move to capture of border town from the Islamic State group. But Turkey also wants to prevent the US-backed Kurdish rebels from advancing.

A fighter from the Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG, flashes a victory sign as he patrols the streets in the northern Syrian town of Kobane on January 28, 2015.

Antique weapons combined with high-tech airpower pushed ISIS out of Kobane

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Kurdish troops carried antique weapons and homemade tanks into battle against ISIS. But if it wasn’t for the massive airpower aiding them, ISIS would still control an important town in Syria.