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Turkey Restricts Internet After Release Of ISIS Video
A monitoring organization says Turkey restricted access to social media websites after the ISIS group released a video purportedly showing two Turkish soldiers being burned alive.
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Suicide Car Bombing Kills 14 Off-Duty Turkish Soldiers
Fourteen Turkish soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded Saturday in a suicide car bombing blamed on Kurdish militants targeting off-duty conscripts, the latest in a string of attacks to rock Turkey in recent months.
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Truck Bomb Attack On Soldiers Kills 18 In Southeast Turkey
Ten Turkish soldiers and eight civilians were killed on Sunday when suspected Kurdish terrorists detonated a five-tonne truck bomb that ripped through a checkpoint near a military outpost in the country's southeast, the prime minister said.
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Greek PM Tells Erdogan Soldiers Asylum Requests To Be Examined 'Quickly'
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan the asylum requests of Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece on Saturday would be examined "quickly," a Greek government official said.
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2 Turkish Soldiers, 5 Kurdish Terrorists Killed In Attack
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) terrorists armed with rocket launchers and rifles attacked a military outpost in southeast Turkey, triggering a clash in which two Turkish soldiers and five PKK fighters were killed, the military said on Tuesday.
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3 Turkish Soldiers Killed, 14 Wounded In Kurdistan Workers Party Attack: Army
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack today in the Kurdish-dominated southeast blamed on terrorists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the army said.
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Turkey Says 69 Kurdish Terrorists Killed In Southeastern Offensive
Sixty-nine Kurdish insurgents and two Turkish soldiers have been killed in four days of fighting across southeast Turkey as security forces ramp up operations against the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), security sources and the military said on Saturday.
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Turkish Soldiers Training Iraqi Troops Near Mosul: Sources
Several hundred Turkish soldiers have been deployed to provide training for Iraqi troops in an area near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which is under Islamic State control, a Turkish security source told Reuters on Friday.
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3 Soldiers, 11 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Turkey Clashes
Three Turkish soldiers and at least 11 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) have been killed in clashes in Turkey's restive eastern and southeastern regions, state officials said today.
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6 Turkish Soldiers, About 20 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Clashes: Source
Six Turkish soldiers and about 20 Kurdish rebels have been killed in several days of intense fighting in southeastern Turkey, a security source said today.
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Turk Soldier Killed on Border With Islamic State Territory in Syria: Officials
A Turkish soldier died and another was missing on Tuesday following cross-border fire from Islamic State-held territory in neighbouring Syria, local officials said.
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Says Soldiers Evacuated Successfully in Syria Mission
Turkish soldiers guarding the tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria have been successfully evacuated to Turkey in a military operation overnight, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on his Twitter account today.
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Turkey Deploys Heavy Weapons on Border With Syria
Turkey has deployed additional heavy weapons, including tanks, along the border with neighbouring Syria, a media report said.
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Three Turkish Soldiers Shot Dead in 'Terrorist' Attack
Masked gunmen on Saturday shot dead three Turkish soldiers in the restive Kurdish-majority southeast of the country, the army said, blaming separatist "terrorists" for an attack that threatens to undermine a fragile peace process.
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Turkey Restricts Internet After Release Of ISIS Video
A monitoring organization says Turkey restricted access to social media websites after the ISIS group released a video purportedly showing two Turkish soldiers being burned alive.
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Suicide Car Bombing Kills 14 Off-Duty Turkish Soldiers
Fourteen Turkish soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded Saturday in a suicide car bombing blamed on Kurdish militants targeting off-duty conscripts, the latest in a string of attacks to rock Turkey in recent months.
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Truck Bomb Attack On Soldiers Kills 18 In Southeast Turkey
Ten Turkish soldiers and eight civilians were killed on Sunday when suspected Kurdish terrorists detonated a five-tonne truck bomb that ripped through a checkpoint near a military outpost in the country's southeast, the prime minister said.
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Greek PM Tells Erdogan Soldiers Asylum Requests To Be Examined 'Quickly'
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan the asylum requests of Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece on Saturday would be examined "quickly," a Greek government official said.
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2 Turkish Soldiers, 5 Kurdish Terrorists Killed In Attack
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) terrorists armed with rocket launchers and rifles attacked a military outpost in southeast Turkey, triggering a clash in which two Turkish soldiers and five PKK fighters were killed, the military said on Tuesday.
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3 Turkish Soldiers Killed, 14 Wounded In Kurdistan Workers Party Attack: Army
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack today in the Kurdish-dominated southeast blamed on terrorists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the army said.
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Turkey Says 69 Kurdish Terrorists Killed In Southeastern Offensive
Sixty-nine Kurdish insurgents and two Turkish soldiers have been killed in four days of fighting across southeast Turkey as security forces ramp up operations against the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), security sources and the military said on Saturday.
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Turkish Soldiers Training Iraqi Troops Near Mosul: Sources
Several hundred Turkish soldiers have been deployed to provide training for Iraqi troops in an area near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which is under Islamic State control, a Turkish security source told Reuters on Friday.
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3 Soldiers, 11 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Turkey Clashes
Three Turkish soldiers and at least 11 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) have been killed in clashes in Turkey's restive eastern and southeastern regions, state officials said today.
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6 Turkish Soldiers, About 20 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Clashes: Source
Six Turkish soldiers and about 20 Kurdish rebels have been killed in several days of intense fighting in southeastern Turkey, a security source said today.
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Turk Soldier Killed on Border With Islamic State Territory in Syria: Officials
A Turkish soldier died and another was missing on Tuesday following cross-border fire from Islamic State-held territory in neighbouring Syria, local officials said.
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Says Soldiers Evacuated Successfully in Syria Mission
Turkish soldiers guarding the tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria have been successfully evacuated to Turkey in a military operation overnight, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on his Twitter account today.
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Turkey Deploys Heavy Weapons on Border With Syria
Turkey has deployed additional heavy weapons, including tanks, along the border with neighbouring Syria, a media report said.
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Three Turkish Soldiers Shot Dead in 'Terrorist' Attack
Masked gunmen on Saturday shot dead three Turkish soldiers in the restive Kurdish-majority southeast of the country, the army said, blaming separatist "terrorists" for an attack that threatens to undermine a fragile peace process.
