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Turkey Decides to Hit Kurdish Rebels Instead of ISIS - TIME Tue, 14 Oct 2014 20:22:46 GMT

Reuters

Turkey Decides to Hit Kurdish Rebels Instead of ISIS TIME Kurdish people wave Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) flags while attending a funeral ceremony for YPG (People's Protection Units) fighters in the town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province, on Oct. 14, 2014. Aris Messinis—AFP/Getty Images ... US-led air strikes intensify as Syria conflict destabilizes TurkeyReuters Turkish Airstrike Hits Kurds, Complicating Fight Against Islamic StateNew York Times Should Turkey Remain in NATO After the Fall of Kobani?Huffington Post Washington Post -Aljazeera.com all 3,568 news articles »

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Turkey Denies Reports of Deal for Use of Its Bases in Fight Against Islamic State - New York Times Mon, 13 Oct 2014 23:58:22 GMT

New York Times

Turkey Denies Reports of Deal for Use of Its Bases in Fight Against Islamic State New York Times ISTANBUL — A day after American officials said Turkey had agreed to allow its air bases to be used for operations against the Islamic State, which they described as a deal that represented a breakthrough in tense negotiations, Turkish officials said ...

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Turkey's passive-aggressive inaction in Kobani is anti-Kurd, anti-peace ... - The Guardian Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:58:40 GMT

The Guardian

Turkey's passive-aggressive inaction in Kobani is anti-Kurd, anti-peace ... The Guardian Kurds in Turkey have taken to the streets in mass protest, condemning Erdogan's gross passivity but acting with increasing caution, as the jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan says it's time for talks. Among the Kurds in both Syria and Turkey, there is a ...

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Islamic State: Training of moderate Syrian rebels 'allowed in Turkey' - BBC News Tue, 14 Oct 2014 03:46:23 GMT

BBC News

Islamic State: Training of moderate Syrian rebels 'allowed in Turkey' BBC News Turkey has agreed to allow moderate Syrian rebels to be trained on its soil, the US says, in its bid to combat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who announced the development, said she welcomed the new agreement.

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European Qualifiers: Turkey earn first point with 1-1 draw with Latvia - SkySports Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:02:25 GMT

SkySports

European Qualifiers: Turkey earn first point with 1-1 draw with Latvia SkySports Turkey secured their first point in Monday's European Qualifier, but were denied all three by a Valerijs Sabala penalty as Latvia secured a 1-1 draw in Riga. Fatih Terim's side, defeated in their opening two Group A games by Iceland and the Czech ... Euro 2016: Turkey needs more than miracle to qualify after Latvia draToday's Zaman Turkey stuck in mediocrity after drawing in Latvia as Iceland reaches ...Hurriyet Daily News Latvia 1-1 Turkey: Pressure heaps on TerimGoal.com all 46 news articles »

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Turkey Denies Deal With US on Using Air Bases Against ISIS - NBCNews.com Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:06:32 GMT

Turkey Denies Deal With US on Using Air Bases Against ISIS NBCNews.com Turkey on Monday denied any deal with the United States on use of its bases for operations against ISIS, according to reports — contradicting National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who said Ankara had “made a commitment” over the issue. "There is no ...

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Turkey Bombs Anti-ISIS Kurds Inside Its Own Borders - Slate Magazine (blog) Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:23:19 GMT

Slate Magazine (blog)

Turkey Bombs Anti-ISIS Kurds Inside Its Own Borders Slate Magazine (blog) Turkey is bombing rebellious Kurds inside its own borders in a conflict over the country's refusal to let Kurdish fighters travel to Syria to fight ISIS, reports say. From Reuters ("PKK" is the Kurdistan Workers' Party): Hurriyet newspaper's website ...

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Turkey bombs Kurdish PKK rebel positions, Kobani inaction threatens ceasefire - RT Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:19:12 GMT

RT

Turkey bombs Kurdish PKK rebel positions, Kobani inaction threatens ceasefire RT Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets near the country's border with Iraq. The strikes highlight rising tensions in Turkey over Ankara's perceived unwillingness to aid besieged Kurdish fighters in the Syrian town of Kobani.

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Iraqi Kurdish leader says Turkey provided arms against ISIS threat - Daily Sabah Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:18:59 GMT

Daily Sabah

Iraqi Kurdish leader says Turkey provided arms against ISIS threat Daily Sabah ISTANBUL — When the northern Iraqi town of Irbil was under the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) threat in June, Turkey secretly played a role in arming peshmerga forces, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani said. Barzani claims Turkey sent arms to KRGToday's Zaman all 18 news articles »

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For Syrian Kurds, a Refuge in Turkey but Not a Home - New York Times Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:10:16 GMT

New York Times

For Syrian Kurds, a Refuge in Turkey but Not a Home New York Times SURUC, Turkey — For Shamsa Tammi, a refugee in this city from the nearby Syrian town of Kobani, the men of the Islamic State were a scourge her family could not escape. Her husband, a Kurdish fighter, was killed in a battle with militants from the ...