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Islamic State: Turkey MPs back Iraq-Syria deployment - BBC News Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:35:37 GMT

BBC News

Islamic State: Turkey MPs back Iraq-Syria deployment BBC News Turkey's parliament has backed a motion that could allow its military to enter Iraq and Syria to join the campaign against Islamic State (IS) militants. The resolution - passed with a three-quarters majority - will also permit foreign troops to use ... Why Turkey May Be The Only Coalition Country That Can Stop ISISInternational Business Times Turkey Approves Military Operations in Iraq, SyriaABC News War against Isis: Turkey joins Western coalition in fight to stop militantsThe Independent Reuters -CNN -MSNBC all 4,250 news articles »

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Turkey Expands War Powers - Wall Street Journal Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:26:53 GMT

Turkey Expands War Powers Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Syrian Kurdish militia warned Thursday that Islamic State insurgents were perilously close to overrunning a strategic Syrian town near the Turkish border, as Turkey's parliament voted to expand the government's authority to order cross-border ...

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Turkey Approves Military Operations in Iraq and Syria - NBCNews.com Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:32:53 GMT

Turkey Approves Military Operations in Iraq and Syria NBCNews.com ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's parliament has approved a motion that gives the government new powers to launch military incursions into Syria and Iraq and to allow foreign forces to use its territory for possible operations against the Islamic State group.

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Dracula's Dungeon Found in Turkey? Historical Tale Gets Tangled - NBCNews.com Thu, 02 Oct 2014 20:12:33 GMT

History

Dracula's Dungeon Found in Turkey? Historical Tale Gets Tangled NBCNews.com A Turkish archaeologist has reported the discovery of two prison-like dungeons where the man who inspired the Dracula vampire saga, Vlad III the Impaler, was held captive in the 15th century. The find has sparked a buzz on the Internet, but it's also ... Archaeologists In Turkey Say They've Discovered Dracula's DungeonHuffington Post “Dracula's Dungeon” Unearthed in TurkeyHistory Archaeologists Discover Dracula's Dungeon Beneath a Castle in TurkeyRYOT all 202 news articles »

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Turkey and the PKK - The Economist Fri, 03 Oct 2014 01:50:30 GMT

The Economist

Turkey and the PKK The Economist A SENIOR commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a rebel group that has been fighting for Kurdish self-rule inside Turkey since 1984, declared on September 21st that the Ankara government had until October 1st to meet several conditions. Massacre in Kobane would end PKK's peace talks with Turkey: ÖcalanHurriyet Daily News IS massacre 'would end Turkey-Kurds peace'NEWS.com.au Ocalan warns Islamic State win would end Turkey peace processArab News Al-Arabiya all 40 news articles »

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Isis defies coalition air strikes in battle for town on Syria-Turkey border - The Guardian Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:59:32 GMT

The Guardian

Isis defies coalition air strikes in battle for town on Syria-Turkey border The Guardian Islamic State (Isis) insurgents have tightened their grip on a Syrian border town, despite a flurry of coalition air strikes, sending thousands more Kurdish refugees into Turkey and dragging Ankara deeper into the conflict. Kurdish militants warned ...

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Turkey MPs back military involvement in Iraq and Syria as Isis advances - The Guardian Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:06:30 GMT

The Guardian

Turkey MPs back military involvement in Iraq and Syria as Isis advances The Guardian The encroachment triggered an exodus of Kobani's residents across the border into Turkey, as local Kurdish fighters braced for clashes. The BBC, reporting from just across the border in Turkey, said black Isis flags were visible while heavy artillery ...

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Turkey to approve a bigger military role in Iraq and Syria — but not on ... - Washington Post Thu, 02 Oct 2014 01:28:01 GMT

Turkey to approve a bigger military role in Iraq and Syria — but not on ... Washington Post MURSITPINAR, Turkey — Turkey's president on Wednesday criticized U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria as offering only a “temporary” solution to the problem of terrorism, tempering expectations that Turkish military participation in the U.S.-led ...

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Turkey moves to use force in Syria and Iraq - USA TODAY Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:50:16 GMT

Turkey moves to use force in Syria and Iraq USA TODAY Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this report misidentified the Kurdistan Workers' Party. SURUC, Turkey — Turkey is moving to reverse its non-intervention stance and approve the use of force in Syria and Iraq to fight radical Islamic ...

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Attack on Ottoman tomb in Syria could push Turkey into regional fight - The Times of Israel Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:07:27 GMT

The Times of Israel

Attack on Ottoman tomb in Syria could push Turkey into regional fight The Times of Israel But with Islamic State jihadists controlling swathes of northern Syria and now bearing down on the tomb itself, the exclave has become a critical factor in Turkey's sometimes ambiguous, but now changing, role in the conflict. The tomb of Suleyman Shah, ... With Turkey poised to join Islamic State fight, is Syrian tomb a flashpoint?Christian Science Monitor Turkey's role in Islamic State fight may hinge on ancient tombYahoo News Syria: Will Turkey Go to War with Isis over Tomb of the Grandfather of the ...International Business Times UK The Daily Star -Hurriyet Daily News all 81 news articles »