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Turkey's New Kurdish Problem - New York Times Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:16:30 GMT

The Atlantic

Turkey's New Kurdish Problem
New York Times
Turkey is now helping Kobani's defenders after standing, literally, on the sidelines for weeks as a battle raged just across the border. As Kobani was encircled by Islamic State forces, despite air strikes by the United States and its allies, Turkey, a ...
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Attempted kidnapping in Turkey shows reach of the Islamic State - Washington Post Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:46:55 GMT

Daily Sabah

Attempted kidnapping in Turkey shows reach of the Islamic State
Washington Post
SANLIURFA, Turkey — The men who snatched Abu Issa from the streets of this southeastern city were Turkish gangsters, but their client was the Islamic State, and they had been promised good money to spirit the Syrian rebel commander across the Turkish ...
EU's call for Turkey to open borders raises eyebrowsDaily Sabah
Iranian TV reporter killed in Turkey car crash 1 day after 'spying accusations'RT
Iran state TV says death of journalist in Turkey is 'suspect'Reuters
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ISIS fight: Turkey helping anti-ISIS Kurds defend Kobani on Syria border - CBC.ca Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:07:03 GMT

CBC.ca

ISIS fight: Turkey helping anti-ISIS Kurds defend Kobani on Syria border
CBC.ca
Turkey said it was helping Iraqi Kurdish fighters cross into Syria to support their brethren fighting ISIS militants in a key border town, although activists inside embattled Kobani said no forces had arrived by Monday evening, raising questions about ...


ISIS-Kurdish fight stirs trouble in Turkey Turkey increases security along ... - CNN Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:05:14 GMT

ISIS-Kurdish fight stirs trouble in Turkey Turkey increases security along ...
CNN
Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkey made a significant policy shift Monday when it announced it would allow Kurdish Peshmerga fighters from northern Iraq to travel through the Turkish territory to reinforce the besieged Kurdish town of Kobani in northern ...


Three Denver girls reportedly en route to Turkey detained, sent home - Reuters Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:36:23 GMT

The Sun Daily

Three Denver girls reportedly en route to Turkey detained, sent home
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three teenage girls from Denver who had been missing since last week and were reported to be traveling to Turkey were picked up in Germany and sent back home, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Voice of America reported this ...
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Turkey to allow Kurdish peshmerga across its territory to fight in Kobani - The Guardian Tue, 21 Oct 2014 05:01:39 GMT

The Guardian

Turkey to allow Kurdish peshmerga across its territory to fight in Kobani
The Guardian
Turkey will allow Kurdish peshmerga forces from northern Iraq across its territory to defend Kurds in the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani, in a move that fighters say could tip a month-long battle against Islamic State (Isis) insurgents in their ...


Turkey to Let Iraqi Kurds Cross to Syria to Fight ISIS - New York Times Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:13:50 GMT

New York Times

Turkey to Let Iraqi Kurds Cross to Syria to Fight ISIS
New York Times
MURSITPINAR, TurkeyTurkey will allow Iraqi Kurdish forces, known as pesh merga, to cross its border with Syria to help fight militants from the group called the Islamic State who have besieged the Syrian town of Kobani for more than a month, the ...


Jailed Kurdish leader says peace talks with Turkey entered new phase - Reuters Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:13:01 GMT

Reuters

Jailed Kurdish leader says peace talks with Turkey entered new phase
Reuters
The mid-October date had been seen by some as a deadline for the shaky peace negotiations, which took a blow two weeks ago when at least 35 people died in the worst unrest in Turkey's southeast in years. Thousands of Kurds took to the streets and ...


Is Turkey an Ally? - The Weekly Standard (blog) Wed, 22 Oct 2014 19:40:18 GMT

Is Turkey an Ally?
The Weekly Standard (blog)
He maintained his onslaught on Ankara in a Washington meeting with his U.S. counterpart Chuck Hagel, telling his American colleague, according to a statement issued by his office: “Turkey is playing a cynical game. Hamas moved its terror headquarters ...


Turkey says US airdrops to Kobani are 'wrong' - The Times of Israel Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:07:37 GMT

The Times of Israel

Turkey says US airdrops to Kobani are 'wrong'
The Times of Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday criticized as “wrong” the airdrops of ammunition and weapons by US planes to Kurdish fighters battling jihadists in the Syrian town of Kobani. In an indication of the tensions that remain between ...