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Will Turkey Fight ISIS? - New York Times Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:55:31 GMT

The Guardian

Will Turkey Fight ISIS? New York Times ISTANBUL — On Saturday, Turkey woke up to happy news: The 49 Turks held hostage in Iraq by the Islamic State for 101 days had finally been released. When they arrived in Ankara with a delegation headed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, the survivors ... ISIS crisis on Turkey's borders: Hostages and refugeesAl-Arabiya Turkey ready to aid US air strikes against Isis jihadis in SyriaThe Guardian Turkey hints at Iraq Mosul hostage exchangeBBC News Huffington Post -U.S. News & World Report -New York Post all 1,313 news articles »

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Turkey breaks up crowds at Syrian frontier protesting Islamic State, border ... - Washington Post Tue, 23 Sep 2014 03:19:35 GMT

New York Times

Turkey breaks up crowds at Syrian frontier protesting Islamic State, border ... Washington Post BEIRUT — Turkish troops fired tear gas and water cannons Monday to disperse crowds near Suruc, Turkey, on the Syrian border, where Turkish and Syrian Kurds have been demonstrating against border closings and the Islamic State's latest advances in ... Syrian refugees in Turkey reach 150000U.S. News & World Report Raids by ISIS Push Flood of Refugees Into TurkeyNew York Times Islamic State Offensive Poses Problems for TurkeyABC News BBC News -National Geographic -Huffington Post all 2,812 news articles »

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The Islamic State, Turkey and Syria's Kurds - The Economist (blog) Tue, 23 Sep 2014 03:14:32 GMT

The Economist (blog)

The Islamic State, Turkey and Syria's Kurds The Economist (blog) AS jihadists calling themselves the "Islamic State" (IS) have swept across Iraq and Syria, they have come up against one unusually tough opponent. Syria's ethnic Kurds have stubbornly clung onto three separate enclaves along Syria's border with Turkey ...

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ISIS advance in Syria sparks 'refugee wave' in Turkey - CBC.ca Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:21:39 GMT

ISIS advance in Syria sparks 'refugee wave' in Turkey CBC.ca Some 130,000 Syrian refugees fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants have crossed the border into Turkey in the past four days, Turkey's deputy prime minister said Monday, warning that the number could rise further as the militants continue ...

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Massive flow of refugees enters Turkey to escape ISIS advance in Syria - CNN Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:17:28 GMT

Massive flow of refugees enters Turkey to escape ISIS advance in Syria CNN (CNN) -- The flow of refugees fleeing Syria into Turkey has reached an unprecedented level in the past two days, a U.N. official said Sunday. "I don't think in the last three and a half years we have seen 100,000 people cross in two days," said Carol ...

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Turkey clamps down on Syria border after Kurdish unrest - BBC News Tue, 23 Sep 2014 03:46:26 GMT

BBC News

Turkey clamps down on Syria border after Kurdish unrest BBC News Turkey has begun to close some of its border crossings with Syria after about 130,000 Kurdish refugees entered the country over the weekend. On Sunday Turkish security forces clashed with Kurds protesting in solidarity with the refugees. Some ...

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130000 Syrian refugees fleeing ISIS seek refuge in Turkey - Fox News Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:21:09 GMT

Fox News

130000 Syrian refugees fleeing ISIS seek refuge in Turkey Fox News ANKARA, Turkey – Some 130,000 Kurdish refugees fleeing Islamic militants have crossed the border from Syria into Turkey in the past four days, Turkey's deputy prime minister said Monday as fighting raged close to Turkey's southern border. The minister ...

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Turkey Just Got Forty-Six Hostages Back From ISIS. How Did That Happen? - Slate Magazine (blog) Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:52:30 GMT

Slate Magazine (blog)

Turkey Just Got Forty-Six Hostages Back From ISIS. How Did That Happen? Slate Magazine (blog) The U.S. badly wants Turkey to take a prominent role in its anti-ISIS coalition, including allowing its bases to be used to launch airstrikes. Ankara has been reluctant to fully commit to the effort so far, due to fears of blowback and, in particular ...

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Kurds Say They Have Halted ISIS Advance Near Syria-Turkey Border - NPR (blog) Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:45:10 GMT

NPR (blog)

Kurds Say They Have Halted ISIS Advance Near Syria-Turkey Border NPR (blog) The intense fighting, she says, is what has caused an "exodus of people" across the border into neighboring Turkey. The estimate of the number of refugees that have crossed over in recent days varies, but Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus ...

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Turkey remains cagey about hostages freed by ISIS - CBS News Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:43:46 GMT

Turkey remains cagey about hostages freed by ISIS CBS News ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his government will not reveal details of a covert operation that ensured the release of 49 people held hostage by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The hostages - 46 Turks and three ...