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Nearly 2,000 More Migrants Reach Turkey-Greece Border After Gates Open
Around 2,000 more migrants reached the Turkish border with Greece on Sunday after Turkey opened its gates to Europe saying it could no longer cope with refugees from war-torn Syria.
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Operations Against ISIS, Kurdish PYD To Secure Border: Erdogan
Turkey has started operations targeting Islamic State and Syrian Kurdish fighters in northern Syria to end attacks on Turkey's border, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
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Angela Merkel Says Turkey Key to Solving Europe's Refugee Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Turkey's "key role" in solving Europe's refugee crisis ahead of a weekend visit to Ankara, as her government tightened asylum rules today to stem an influx of new arrivals.
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Bulgaria Arrests Dutch Trio on 'Terrorism' Charges
Bulgarian authorities said today that three Dutch people wanted on "terrorism" charges were arrested allegedly trying to cross the border into Turkey.
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Turkey Police Block New Migrant March to Greek Border
A new march by migrants trying to reach Europe overland from Turkey was blocked by police outside Istanbul Monday
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Police And Migrants in Stand-Off Near Turkey's Greek Border
Hundreds of mainly Syrian migrants spent the night out in the open near Turkey's Greek border after police halted their bid to reach the frontier and cross into the European Union.
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Turkey Looking to Construct More Walls Along Syrian Border: Officials
Turkey wants to construct more walls along its border with Syria to strengthen security against Islamic State militants and crack down on illegal border crossings, senior officials told Reuters today.
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New Peshmerga Group Enters Kobane From Turkey
A second contingent of Kurdish peshmerga fighters streamed across the Syrian border from Turkey late Monday to join the fight against jihadists for the strategic town of Kobane, state media said.
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Jihadist Suicide Bombers Hit Syria-Turkey Border Post
Islamic State group jihadists launched a double attack Saturday on a Kurdish-controlled post on the Syrian-Turkish border for the first time, prompting fierce clashes in the adjacent town of Kobane.
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France President Hollande Urges Turkey to Open its Border to Aid Kobane
France's president on Tuesday urged Turkey to open its border to allow reinforcements to reach the besieged city of Kobane and called for more help to those fighting the advance of the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State Fighters Kill 40 Kurdish Militia in Past Five Days: Monitors
Islamic State fighters have killed 40 Kurdish militia in the past five days of heavy fighting for the strategic Syrian town of Kobani, near the border with Turkey, a monitoring group said on Saturday.
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Turkey returns artillery fire into Syria
Turkey on Friday fired artillery into Syria to retaliate after cross-border shelling hit its territory without causing injuries or damage, the army said.
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Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after deadly bombings
Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month.
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Nearly 2,000 More Migrants Reach Turkey-Greece Border After Gates Open
Around 2,000 more migrants reached the Turkish border with Greece on Sunday after Turkey opened its gates to Europe saying it could no longer cope with refugees from war-torn Syria.
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Operations Against ISIS, Kurdish PYD To Secure Border: Erdogan
Turkey has started operations targeting Islamic State and Syrian Kurdish fighters in northern Syria to end attacks on Turkey's border, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
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Angela Merkel Says Turkey Key to Solving Europe's Refugee Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Turkey's "key role" in solving Europe's refugee crisis ahead of a weekend visit to Ankara, as her government tightened asylum rules today to stem an influx of new arrivals.
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Bulgaria Arrests Dutch Trio on 'Terrorism' Charges
Bulgarian authorities said today that three Dutch people wanted on "terrorism" charges were arrested allegedly trying to cross the border into Turkey.
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Turkey Police Block New Migrant March to Greek Border
A new march by migrants trying to reach Europe overland from Turkey was blocked by police outside Istanbul Monday
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Police And Migrants in Stand-Off Near Turkey's Greek Border
Hundreds of mainly Syrian migrants spent the night out in the open near Turkey's Greek border after police halted their bid to reach the frontier and cross into the European Union.
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Turkey Looking to Construct More Walls Along Syrian Border: Officials
Turkey wants to construct more walls along its border with Syria to strengthen security against Islamic State militants and crack down on illegal border crossings, senior officials told Reuters today.
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New Peshmerga Group Enters Kobane From Turkey
A second contingent of Kurdish peshmerga fighters streamed across the Syrian border from Turkey late Monday to join the fight against jihadists for the strategic town of Kobane, state media said.
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Jihadist Suicide Bombers Hit Syria-Turkey Border Post
Islamic State group jihadists launched a double attack Saturday on a Kurdish-controlled post on the Syrian-Turkish border for the first time, prompting fierce clashes in the adjacent town of Kobane.
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France President Hollande Urges Turkey to Open its Border to Aid Kobane
France's president on Tuesday urged Turkey to open its border to allow reinforcements to reach the besieged city of Kobane and called for more help to those fighting the advance of the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State Fighters Kill 40 Kurdish Militia in Past Five Days: Monitors
Islamic State fighters have killed 40 Kurdish militia in the past five days of heavy fighting for the strategic Syrian town of Kobani, near the border with Turkey, a monitoring group said on Saturday.
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Turkey returns artillery fire into Syria
Turkey on Friday fired artillery into Syria to retaliate after cross-border shelling hit its territory without causing injuries or damage, the army said.
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Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after deadly bombings
Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month.
