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Turkey tanks idle as IS attacks Kobane - BBC News Sat, 04 Oct 2014 02:17:35 GMT

BBC News

Turkey tanks idle as IS attacks Kobane BBC News Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to protect the border town Kobane from IS occupation after Turkey authorised military operations against militants in Iraq and Syria. But despite Thursday's parliamentary decision, Turkey seems wary of ... Turkey weighs role in Islamic State fight as battles rage on borderWashington Post Turkey and the PKKThe Economist 7 Surprising Reasons Turkey Is Entering the War on ISILHuffington Post New York Times -Daily Beast all 4,734 news articles »

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Turkey Must Save the Kurds - New York Times Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:29:08 GMT

New York Times

Turkey Must Save the Kurds New York Times Instead of questioning why Kurds weren't allowed to speak their own language, live in their own villages or sing their own songs, we blamed the Kurdistan Workers Party, or P.K.K., which had been waging a guerrilla war against Turkey since 1984, for all ...

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Why Turkey May Be The Only Coalition Country That Can Stop ISIS - International Business Times Fri, 03 Oct 2014 07:50:57 GMT

International Business Times

Why Turkey May Be The Only Coalition Country That Can Stop ISIS International Business Times Until now, Turkey has shied away from intervening in the Syrian conflict, claiming it was too consumed with hosting the hundreds of thousands of refugees from that war who are seeking shelter on Turkish territory. But now hardline extremists have ...

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Want Turkey's support against ISIL? Think Russia - Aljazeera.com Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:50:28 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Want Turkey's support against ISIL? Think Russia Aljazeera.com A frustrated September 14 Wall Street Journal piece titled "Our Non-Ally in Ankara", claimed that for opting out of the anti-ISIL coalition and for refusing to allow the use of Incirlik Airbase in Adana, Turkey was no longer a US ally and Washington's ... and more »

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Islamic State: Turkish MPs back Iraq-Syria deployment - BBC News Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:09:05 GMT

BBC News

Islamic State: Turkish 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 ...

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Turkey Approves Military Operations in Iraq, Syria - ABC News Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:09:30 GMT

ABC News

Turkey Approves Military Operations in Iraq, Syria ABC News The vote came as the extremists pressed their offensive against a beleaguered Kurdish town along Syria's border with Turkey. The assault, which has forced some 160,000 Syrians to flee across the frontier in recent days, left the Kurdish militiamen ...

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Could an ancient tomb's future decide whether Turkey will fight ISIS? - CNN Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:22:21 GMT

CNN

Could an ancient tomb's future decide whether Turkey will fight ISIS? CNN Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) -- Is a possible threat to an ancient tomb at the heart of Turkey's debate on whether to step up its role in the fight against ISIS? The Turkish Parliament is debating and will vote later Thursday on whether to authorize the use ... Erdogan: Turkey won't stand by idly during regional crisisMiddle East Eye Attack on Ottoman tomb in Syria could push Turkey into regional fightThe Times of Israel Ancient Tomb Helps Push Turkey to Authorize Force Against Islamic StateNational Geographic wtkr.com -International Business Times UK all 158 news articles »

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Heavy fighting between Kurdish fighters, ISIS near Syrian border with Turkey - Fox News Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:08:18 GMT

Fox News

Heavy fighting between Kurdish fighters, ISIS near Syrian border with Turkey Fox News BEIRUT – Kurdish fighters battled Islamic State group fighters Friday near a Syrian Kurdish town along the border with Turkey as Turkish prime minister said his country will prevent the fall of Kobani. The Kurdish town and its surrounding have been ...

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

Wall Street Journal

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

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Turkey steels for action as Islamic State advances on Syrian border town - Reuters Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:59:23 GMT

Reuters

Turkey steels for action as Islamic State advances on Syrian border town Reuters The mandate also allows foreign troops to launch operations from Turkey, a NATO member which hosts a U.S. air base in its southern town of Incirlik, but which has so far resisted a frontline role in the military campaign against the insurgents. "The ...