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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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2 Kurdish Fighters Killed In Turkish Drone Strike In Iraq
A Turkish drone strike on Monday killed two members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Ranya, Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said.
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Turkey Launches Military Operation In Syria, Explosion Heard
Turkey launched an assault on Kurdish positions in northern Syria on Wednesday with air strikes and explosions reported near the border.
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Turkish Military Says Has Encircled Syria's Afrin Town
Turkey's military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday, a substantial advance in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish fighters across its southern border.
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Banned Kurdish Party Claims Suicide Bomb Attack On Turkish Police
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) today claimed a deadly suicide bomb attack on Turkish police in the southeastern town of Cizre that left 11 officers dead and wounded dozens more.
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Turkey Prime Minister Binali Yildirim Vows Retaliation After 'Vile' Cizre Attack
Turkey today vowed to retaliate after a suicide truck bombing by suspected Kurdish terrorists in the southeastern town of Cizre, which killed at least 11 police officers.
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Turkey-Backed Rebels 'Cleansing' Syrian Town Of ISIS: Turkish Minister
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey have taken control of the Syrian town of Jarablus from ISIS terrorists to prevent Kurdish forces from seizing a new swathe of territory on Turkey's southern border, Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik said.
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Turkey Launches New Artillery Strikes At ISIS In Syria
Turkey's artillery shelled ISIS group targets across the border in Syria for the second consecutive day today, a senior Turkish official said, amid reports that Turkey-backed Syrian rebels are preparing an offensive against an ISIS-held border town in northern Syria.
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Turkish Military Returns Fire In Syria After Shells Hit Border Town: Report
Turkey's military returned fire at Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday, after two mortar shells from Syria hit a Turkish border town, broadcaster NTV said, citing the military.
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Car Bomb In Northern Syria Kills 1, Wounds 50
Syria's state TV says a car bomb has exploded in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria, killing at least one person and wounding 50 people.
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Fighting In North Syria Town After ISIS Ignore Offer To Leave
An opposition activist group and a Kurdish official say fighting is taking place in a northern Syrian town held by the ISIS after the militants did not respond to an offer to withdraw from the encircled town within 48 hours.
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ISIS Kills US Navy SEAL In Northern Iraq
ISIS militants killed a US Navy SEAL in northern Iraq on Tuesday after blasting through Kurdish defences and overrunning a town in the biggest offensive in the area for months, officials said.
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2 More Rockets Hit Turkish Border Town: Reports
Two rockets fired from neighbouring Syria hit the centre of a Turkish border town for a second straight day on Tuesday, local media reported.
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ISIS Attacks YPG-Held Town At Turkish Border
ISIS fighters attacked the town of Tel Abyad controlled by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia at the Turkish border as well as the nearby town of Suluk today, YPG spokesman Redur Xelil and Turkish security sources told Reuters.
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US-Backed Fighters Capture ISIS-Held Town In Northeast Syria: Reports
A US-backed alliance of Syrian fighters including the Kurdish YPG militia captured a strategic ISIS-held town in Syria's northeast on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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2 Kurdish Fighters Killed In Turkish Drone Strike In Iraq
A Turkish drone strike on Monday killed two members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Ranya, Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said.
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Turkey Launches Military Operation In Syria, Explosion Heard
Turkey launched an assault on Kurdish positions in northern Syria on Wednesday with air strikes and explosions reported near the border.
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Turkish Military Says Has Encircled Syria's Afrin Town
Turkey's military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday, a substantial advance in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish fighters across its southern border.
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Banned Kurdish Party Claims Suicide Bomb Attack On Turkish Police
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) today claimed a deadly suicide bomb attack on Turkish police in the southeastern town of Cizre that left 11 officers dead and wounded dozens more.
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Turkey Prime Minister Binali Yildirim Vows Retaliation After 'Vile' Cizre Attack
Turkey today vowed to retaliate after a suicide truck bombing by suspected Kurdish terrorists in the southeastern town of Cizre, which killed at least 11 police officers.
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Turkey-Backed Rebels 'Cleansing' Syrian Town Of ISIS: Turkish Minister
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey have taken control of the Syrian town of Jarablus from ISIS terrorists to prevent Kurdish forces from seizing a new swathe of territory on Turkey's southern border, Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik said.
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Turkey Launches New Artillery Strikes At ISIS In Syria
Turkey's artillery shelled ISIS group targets across the border in Syria for the second consecutive day today, a senior Turkish official said, amid reports that Turkey-backed Syrian rebels are preparing an offensive against an ISIS-held border town in northern Syria.
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Turkish Military Returns Fire In Syria After Shells Hit Border Town: Report
Turkey's military returned fire at Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday, after two mortar shells from Syria hit a Turkish border town, broadcaster NTV said, citing the military.
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Car Bomb In Northern Syria Kills 1, Wounds 50
Syria's state TV says a car bomb has exploded in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria, killing at least one person and wounding 50 people.
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Fighting In North Syria Town After ISIS Ignore Offer To Leave
An opposition activist group and a Kurdish official say fighting is taking place in a northern Syrian town held by the ISIS after the militants did not respond to an offer to withdraw from the encircled town within 48 hours.
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ISIS Kills US Navy SEAL In Northern Iraq
ISIS militants killed a US Navy SEAL in northern Iraq on Tuesday after blasting through Kurdish defences and overrunning a town in the biggest offensive in the area for months, officials said.
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2 More Rockets Hit Turkish Border Town: Reports
Two rockets fired from neighbouring Syria hit the centre of a Turkish border town for a second straight day on Tuesday, local media reported.
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ISIS Attacks YPG-Held Town At Turkish Border
ISIS fighters attacked the town of Tel Abyad controlled by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia at the Turkish border as well as the nearby town of Suluk today, YPG spokesman Redur Xelil and Turkish security sources told Reuters.
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US-Backed Fighters Capture ISIS-Held Town In Northeast Syria: Reports
A US-backed alliance of Syrian fighters including the Kurdish YPG militia captured a strategic ISIS-held town in Syria's northeast on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
