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US Troops to Use Bases in Turkey - New York Times Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:59:00 GMT

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US Troops to Use Bases in Turkey
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Turkey will allow American and coalition troops to use its bases, including a key installation within 100 miles of the Syrian border, for operations against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, Defense Department officials said Sunday.
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Turkey Agrees to Train Syrian Opposition on Home Soil to Fight Islamic State - Wall Street Journal Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:22:32 GMT

Wall Street Journal
Turkey Agrees to Train Syrian Opposition on Home Soil to Fight Islamic State
Wall Street Journal
U.S. officials said on Friday that Turkey had agreed to support a new Pentagon-led arming and training program for moderate Syrian rebels, but provided few details. Earlier in the week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated his support for ...

With ISIS At Its Border, Turkey Can't Decide What To Do - NPR Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:22:38 GMT

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With ISIS At Its Border, Turkey Can't Decide What To Do
NPR
In one crowded café, a Kurdish NGO worker says the protests that rocked Turkey this week over the government's refusal to intervene alarmed Turks and Kurds alike. They re-awakened old fears from the bloody days before Turkey embarked on a peace ...

US says Turkey will train moderate Syrian rebels but presses for details - The Guardian Sat, 11 Oct 2014 17:43:43 GMT

The Guardian
US says Turkey will train moderate Syrian rebels but presses for details
The Guardian
The US defence secretary, Chuck Hagel, said the US wanted to know how far Turkey was willing to go in helping train and equip moderate opposition fighters whose ultimate goal is to topple Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, including whether it will ...

German deputy speaker: NATO must stop Turkey support for ISIS - Rudaw Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:51:50 GMT

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German deputy speaker: NATO must stop Turkey support for ISIS
Rudaw
Turkey has invited criticism for its Syria policy. Ankara has remained idle while in Kobane Kurdish fighters of the PKK-affiliated People's Protection Units (YPG) are making a last stand to keep ISIS from overrunning the Syrian town just across the border.

Negotiation time: Why are US and Turkey sparring over ISIS? - CNN Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:43:15 GMT

Negotiation time: Why are US and Turkey sparring over ISIS?
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ISIS is fighting to take the Syrian town of Kobani, a predominantly Kurdish town just steps from Turkey. In recent days, the United States has ramped up its airstrikes in the area, but without combat boots on the ground -- something the Obama ...

UN envoy warns of ISIS 'massacre' in Kurdish town near Syria-Turkey border - Fox News Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:34:38 GMT

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UN envoy warns of ISIS 'massacre' in Kurdish town near Syria-Turkey border
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MURSITPINAR, Turkey – The new U.N. envoy to Syria said Friday that at least 500 civilians remain trapped in the Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobani besieged by the Islamic State group, warning that they were likely to be "massacred" if it falls to the ...

Turkey to let U.S. use bases - Politico Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:15:11 GMT

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Turkey to let U.S. use bases
Politico
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT — Turkey will let U.S. and coalition forces use its bases, including a key installation within 100 miles of the Syrian border for operations against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, American defense officials ...

Beleaguered at home, Turkey loses friends abroad as Isis threat grows - The Guardian Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:05:52 GMT

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Beleaguered at home, Turkey loses friends abroad as Isis threat grows
The Guardian
All this is in stark contrast to “New Turkey” which the building-sized posters promised in the runup to last August's presidential poll. That contest was won on the first round by Tayyip Erdogan, Davutoglu's mentor and predecessor. Erdogan still runs ...

Kobani is Falling to ISIS in Syria. Kurd Protests Explode in Turkey. - Daily Beast Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:07:04 GMT

Daily Beast
Kobani is Falling to ISIS in Syria. Kurd Protests Explode in Turkey.
Daily Beast
Kurdish protestors clashing with Turkish riot police in towns across southeastern Turkey and ultranationalists taking to the streets, too, flashing the symbol of the Grey Wolves, a violent far-right group that was responsible for more than 700 murders ...