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Turkey's Erdogan Vows To "Root Out" Kurdish Militants With "Tanks, Soldiers"
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would attack militants with tanks and soldiers as soon as possible after retaliatory strikes escalated along the Syrian border.
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Turkey To Launch Ground Operation In Syria, Says Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that Turkey could launch a ground operation in Syria, following deadly strikes by Ankara and Kurdish militants in northern Syria.
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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 89 "Kurdish Militant Targets" In Syria, Iraq
Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.
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More Than 100 ISIS Prisoners Have Escaped In Syria: US Envoy
More than 100 prisoners of the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist movement have escaped in Syria in the chaos since Turkey's incursion, a senior US official said Wednesday.
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Trump Says Didn't Give Erdogan Green Light For Syria Operation
President Donald Trump denied on Wednesday that he had given Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a "green light" to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria.
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"Cannot Keep Track" Of Donald Trump's Tweets, Says Turkey President
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he could no longer "keep track" of the tweets by his US counterpart Donald Trump as tensions mount over Ankara's operation against Kurdish militants in Syria, in comments published Wednesday.
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China Urges Turkey To 'Stop Military Action' In Syria
China on Tuesday called on Turkey to stop its military action in northern Syria and "return to the correct way of political resolution", with Ankara's operation against Kurdish militants in its seventh day.
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"We Can Come Any Night Without Warning": Turkey Preps Syrian Offensive
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that his army was ready to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria at any moment following the US announcement that it would not stand in the way.
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Woman, Son Walked 53 Hours, Passed By Corpses As They Fled From ISIS
The walk to freedom lasted 53 hours, and the little boy cried all the way. It wasn't their first escape attempt - she'd tried five times before to flee the Islamic State - but they would be shot on the spot if the militants caught them now.
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Islamic State Launches A Suspected Chemical Shell At US Troops In Iraq
ISIS militants are suspected of firing a shell loaded with a chemical agent during an attack on U.S. and Iraqi troops in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
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Turkey Removes Two Dozen Elected Mayors In Kurdish Militant Crackdown
Turkey appointed new administrators in two dozen Kurdish-run municipalities on Sunday after removing their elected mayors over suspected links to militants, triggering pockets of protest in its volatile southeastern region bordering Syria and Iraq.
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Turkey Carries Out 57 Artillery Strikes In Northern Syria: Source
Turkish armed forces carried out 57 artillery strikes on 16 militant targets in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, a Turkish military source said on Monday.
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Turkey Ratchets Up Syria Offensive, Says Warplanes Hit Kurdish Militia
Rebels supported by Turkey fought Kurdish-backed forces in northern Syria on Saturday, as Ankara ratcheted up its cross-border offensive by saying it had launched air strikes against both Kurdish forces and Islamic State.
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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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Families Say Colorado Men Killed Fighting ISIS Shared Traits
Two men who were reportedly killed in combat while fighting the ISIS group in Syria left suburban Denver neighborhoods for a war zone because of comradery and an unshakeable drive to right an injustice, their families said Wednesday.
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Turkey's Erdogan Vows To "Root Out" Kurdish Militants With "Tanks, Soldiers"
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would attack militants with tanks and soldiers as soon as possible after retaliatory strikes escalated along the Syrian border.
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Turkey To Launch Ground Operation In Syria, Says Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that Turkey could launch a ground operation in Syria, following deadly strikes by Ankara and Kurdish militants in northern Syria.
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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 89 "Kurdish Militant Targets" In Syria, Iraq
Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.
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More Than 100 ISIS Prisoners Have Escaped In Syria: US Envoy
More than 100 prisoners of the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist movement have escaped in Syria in the chaos since Turkey's incursion, a senior US official said Wednesday.
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Trump Says Didn't Give Erdogan Green Light For Syria Operation
President Donald Trump denied on Wednesday that he had given Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a "green light" to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria.
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"Cannot Keep Track" Of Donald Trump's Tweets, Says Turkey President
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he could no longer "keep track" of the tweets by his US counterpart Donald Trump as tensions mount over Ankara's operation against Kurdish militants in Syria, in comments published Wednesday.
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China Urges Turkey To 'Stop Military Action' In Syria
China on Tuesday called on Turkey to stop its military action in northern Syria and "return to the correct way of political resolution", with Ankara's operation against Kurdish militants in its seventh day.
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"We Can Come Any Night Without Warning": Turkey Preps Syrian Offensive
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that his army was ready to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria at any moment following the US announcement that it would not stand in the way.
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Woman, Son Walked 53 Hours, Passed By Corpses As They Fled From ISIS
The walk to freedom lasted 53 hours, and the little boy cried all the way. It wasn't their first escape attempt - she'd tried five times before to flee the Islamic State - but they would be shot on the spot if the militants caught them now.
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Islamic State Launches A Suspected Chemical Shell At US Troops In Iraq
ISIS militants are suspected of firing a shell loaded with a chemical agent during an attack on U.S. and Iraqi troops in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
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Turkey Removes Two Dozen Elected Mayors In Kurdish Militant Crackdown
Turkey appointed new administrators in two dozen Kurdish-run municipalities on Sunday after removing their elected mayors over suspected links to militants, triggering pockets of protest in its volatile southeastern region bordering Syria and Iraq.
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Turkey Carries Out 57 Artillery Strikes In Northern Syria: Source
Turkish armed forces carried out 57 artillery strikes on 16 militant targets in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, a Turkish military source said on Monday.
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Turkey Ratchets Up Syria Offensive, Says Warplanes Hit Kurdish Militia
Rebels supported by Turkey fought Kurdish-backed forces in northern Syria on Saturday, as Ankara ratcheted up its cross-border offensive by saying it had launched air strikes against both Kurdish forces and Islamic State.
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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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Families Say Colorado Men Killed Fighting ISIS Shared Traits
Two men who were reportedly killed in combat while fighting the ISIS group in Syria left suburban Denver neighborhoods for a war zone because of comradery and an unshakeable drive to right an injustice, their families said Wednesday.
