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Turkish Military Evacuates Soldiers Guarding Tomb in Syria - New York Times Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:16:15 GMT

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Turkish Military Evacuates Soldiers Guarding Tomb in Syria
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ISTANBUL — The Turkish Army sent armored troops deep into Syria late Saturday to recover the remains of a major historical figure and to evacuate the guards at his besieged tomb, the prime minister announced in a televised news conference on Sunday.
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UK security 'failed' to stop girls from going to Syria, family says - Fox News Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:21:45 GMT

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UK security 'failed' to stop girls from going to Syria, family says
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"We are concerned about the numbers of girls and young women who have or are intending to travel to the part of Syria that is controlled by the terrorist group calling themselves Islamic State," Metropolitan Police Commander Richard Walton told Sky News.
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Turkey Launches Military Operation in Syria to Retrieve Ottoman Tomb, Guards - Wall Street Journal Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:47:47 GMT

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Turkey Launches Military Operation in Syria to Retrieve Ottoman Tomb, Guards
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Turkish media reported that the guards had been effectively trapped by nearby Islamic State fighters for months. Turkish and Kurdish officials in Syria said the tomb had recently been caught in crossfire between Islamic State and Kurdish militia ...

Turkey enters Syria to remove precious Suleyman Shah tomb - BBC News Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:06:10 GMT

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Turkey enters Syria to remove precious Suleyman Shah tomb
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Hundreds of Turkish forces in armoured vehicles have entered war-torn northern Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains to a different site. The remains of Suleyman Shah, who died in the 13th Century ...

Turkish troops enter Syria to relocate historic tomb - Yahoo News Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:39:46 GMT

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Turkish troops enter Syria to relocate historic tomb
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In a hugely symbolic move, the troops also seized control of a new area of raised ground inside Syria easily visible from the Turkish border to rebury the remains of Suleyman Shah and raised the Turkish flag over the area. Images taken from the border ...

Turkey launches raid to save Ottoman tomb in Syria - CBS News Sun, 22 Feb 2015 13:09:47 GMT

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Turkey launches raid to save Ottoman tomb in Syria
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ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish soldiers launched an overnight raid into neighboring Syria, evacuating dozens of besieged troops guarding an Ottoman tomb and moving the crypt Sunday back to Turkey after ceremonially planting the country's crescent-and-star ...

Turkish Military Enters Syria to Evacuate Soldiers and Move Tomb's Remains ... - New York Times Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:34:35 GMT

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Turkish Military Enters Syria to Evacuate Soldiers and Move Tomb's Remains ...
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ISTANBUL — The Turkish Army launched an operation into Syria to evacuate soldiers guarding the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, which has been besieged by Islamic State militants, and move the tomb's remains, an official and Turkish news media reported on ...

UK security services 'failed' over Syria girls - BBC News Sun, 22 Feb 2015 15:26:23 GMT

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UK security services 'failed' over Syria girls
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The family of a Glasgow woman who may have encouraged three London girls to join Islamic State say officials "failed" to stop them leaving the UK. Aqsa Mahmood, 20, who went to Syria to be a "jihadi bride" in 2013, reportedly had online contact with ...

'Please come home to us,' family tells girl believed going to Syria - CNN Sun, 22 Feb 2015 08:53:34 GMT

'Please come home to us,' family tells girl believed going to Syria
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Their families have reported them missing, and London's Metropolitan Police say the girls are believed to be heading to Syria, where militant groups and government forces are locked in a war, and parts of which have been taken over by the Islamist ...

'Flagrant aggression:' Damascus livid after Turkey's incursion onto Syrian soil - RT Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:57:05 GMT

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'Flagrant aggression:' Damascus livid after Turkey's incursion onto Syrian soil
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The Syrian government has said a Turkish incursion into the north of the country was an act of “flagrant aggression.” Damascus said it would hold Ankara responsible after they went into Syria to evacuate personnel and relics from a holy tomb. Syria ...