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Is Turkey finally ready to aid military strikes against ISIS? - CNN Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:50:15 GMT

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Is Turkey finally ready to aid military strikes against ISIS?
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(CNN) -- Turkey, a key U.S. ally and a NATO member that borders the territory captured by ISIS, which now calls itself the Islamic State, in Syria and Iraq, could play a critical role in the U.S.-led military assault against the jihadist group. Ankara ...
Turkey ready to join ISIS fight?CBS News
US and France Warn Their Citizens in Turkey of Possible Terror AttacksNewsweek
Turkey weighs risk of military role against Islamic StateBBC News
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Among US partners striking Syria, Turkey is missing - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:54:23 GMT

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Among US partners striking Syria, Turkey is missing
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That Turkey is not taking part in the strikes will not come as a total surprise. When Secretary of State John F. Kerry headed to Turkey earlier this month to rally support for broader strikes against Islamic State, the response was lukewarm. Turkish ...
Amid a Maze of Alliances, Syrian Kurds Find a Thorny Refuge at the BorderNew York Times
Islamic State crisis: New air strikes in Syria and IraqBBC News
New Airstrikes Target The Islamic State's Oil And Gas ResourcesNPR (blog)

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Will Turkey Fight ISIS? - New York Times Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:45:09 GMT

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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 remains cagey about hostages freed by ISISCBS News
Turkey unlikely to consider armed engagement against ISIS, experts sayDaily Sabah
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Islamic State crisis: Syrian Kurds to leave Turkey - BBC News Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:05:00 GMT

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Islamic State crisis: Syrian Kurds to leave Turkey
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Scores of Syrian Kurds who fled to Turkey to escape Islamic State militants are trying to return home. Around 140,000 have crossed the border since Friday. The BBC's Mark Lowen in Mursitpinar says some want to see family members who were left behind ...

TURKEY HAS ALREADY BEGUN FIGHTING ISIS - Daily Sabah Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:45:56 GMT

TURKEY HAS ALREADY BEGUN FIGHTING ISIS
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The first of them is that Turkey is the only country that has physical contact with ISIS-controlled areas among the other countries supporting the coalition. Therefore, Turkey is the country that is most subject to the risk of terrorist attacks. The ...

What Did Turkey Give IS in Exchange for Hostages? - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:52:56 GMT

What Did Turkey Give IS in Exchange for Hostages?
U.S. News & World Report
The close relations between the Turkish government and Liwa al-Tawhid are not a secret. Turkey's pro-government media extensively covered the killing of a leading Liwa al-Tawhid commander, Abdulkadir Saleh. About 6,000 people attended in absentia ...

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Turkey remains coy in coalition against militants - KRQE News 13 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:15:03 GMT

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Turkey remains coy in coalition against militants
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New York, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks Wednesday during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. Moving from reluctance to refusal and finally to acceptance, Turkey is ...

WH: Turkey to join coalition against ISIS - The Hill Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:34:16 GMT

WH: Turkey to join coalition against ISIS
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Turkey is expected to join a handful of Muslim nations supporting the U.S. fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the White House said Wednesday. White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Turkey faced a "complicated situation ...

Boosting Turkey as it backs terror - New York Post Fri, 26 Sep 2014 01:16:09 GMT

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Boosting Turkey as it backs terror
New York Post
Turkey's lax border policies have enabled ISIS to finance and arm its fighters in Syria; ISIS cells are now operating throughout Turkey. And Turkey also helped Iran, a state sponsor of terror, evade sanctions to the tune of billions of dollars in 2012 ...
US confident that Turkey doesn't help ISISDaily Sabah

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US Issues Terror Warning to Citizens in Turkey - ABC News Thu, 25 Sep 2014 08:51:51 GMT

US Issues Terror Warning to Citizens in Turkey
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The U.S. Embassy in Turkey has issued a security warning, urging U.S. citizens to be vigilant against possible terrorist attacks in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State group. In a warning issued late Wednesday, the embassy said ...