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Two days after a failed military coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on those behind it -- and those perceived to have been involved -- is gathering pace.

If you're not up on the latest events in Turkey, here's a brief explainer about the coup attempt and what brought it about.

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Forces loyal to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan quashed a coup attempt by some members of the military that began Friday evening and devolved into turmoil and violence. The chaos and confusion was reflected in the question of how many people had been killed in just a few hours. Government counts ranged near 200, with scores more injured. More than 2,800 military officers have been detained.

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The Syrian army and pro-government forces have taken control of the main road leading into rebel-held areas in Aleppo, effectively cutting off the rebels' main supply route, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Sunday.

A picture is slowly starting to form of what led Nice, France, attacker Mohamed Bouhlel to carry out the deadly terror attack in the Mediterranean resort city.

On Friday, the photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti went to Nice, France. Her first impression, she said, was that it was "absolutely beautiful."

Some Turkish military units have attempted an uprising that will be not allowed to succeed, the country's prime minister said late Friday in a phone interview with Turkish broadcaster Ahaber.

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The Turkish government appeared to be regaining control of major cities Saturday the morning after a faction of the Turkish military tried to take over the country. A failed coup in Turkey -- a longtime ally of the U.S. and member of NATO -- could have significant and wide-ranging implications for the U.S.

After a night of explosions, gunfire and tanks rolling along the streets, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkey that an attempted military coup was over and the government was in charge.

Military units have attempted an uprising in Turkey, the country's prime minister told a Turkish broadcaster. Troops have been seen in the streets of Ankara and there have been reports of jets flying low over the city.

Until Friday afternoon, Turkey remained a competent and stable, if problematic, country that served as a buffer between Europe and the imploding Middle East and a partner for the United States. It suffered from terrorist attacks like European countries, and shared a world where solidarity could be demonstrated by Facebook posts and projecting the Turkish flags on national monuments.

A swarm of protesters surrounded a stalled tank. They hurled bricks and rocks at the vehicle, jeering and cursing the soldier.

South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn was stranded inside his car for hours on Friday, surrounded by an angry mob opposing the deployment of an advanced missile defense system in Seongju county in the country's south.

The attempted military coup Friday night in Istanbul comes as a shock, perhaps most of all to Turks themselves. 

In the hours following Thursday night's attack in Nice, while the wounded were tended to and the dead shrouded in the streets, survivors and rescuers were confronted with silent reminders of the evening's losses: A baby doll next to a small body wrapped in foil. A small pink hat, torn. A child's plastic bike broken in two and forgotten in the middle of the road.