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Turkish Rescuers Stranded As Israel Delays Approval To Enter Gaza
A Turkish disaster response team is still waiting by the Gaza border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory to help with search and rescue operations, a defence ministry source said Thursday.
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Opinion | Qatar Emir's Visit Shows Why India Matters So Much To The Gulf
While Qatar hosts US and Turkish military bases on its territory, it has also housed Taliban and Hamas on its soil. Mediation has been a critical pillar of Qatars foreign policy.
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316 Days After Invasion, Putin Says Ready For Talks With Ukraine If...
President Vladimir Putin told Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan he was open to dialogue with Ukraine if Kyiv accepts territories occupied by Moscow as Russian, the Kremlin said Thursday.
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For The First Time Since 2013, ISIS Has No Border With NATO
Turkish troops and Syrian rebels on Sunday pushed the Islamic State out of the remaining stretch of territory the group had controlled along the Turkish-Syrian border, severing the militants' last access to the outside world.
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Turkish Forces Push Deeper Into Syria, Draw US Flak Over Targets
Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria today and drew a rebuke from NATO ally the United States, which said it was concerned the battle for territory had shifted away from targeting Islamic State.
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Turkey-Backed Rebels 'Cleansing' Syrian Town Of ISIS: Turkish Minister
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey have taken control of the Syrian town of Jarablus from ISIS terrorists to prevent Kurdish forces from seizing a new swathe of territory on Turkey's southern border, Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik said.
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Rocket Fire From Syria Wounds 3 People In Turkish Border Town
As many as three people were wounded when rocket fire from an ISIS-controlled area in northern Syria entered Turkish territory, striking the border town of Kilis today, security sources said.
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Anti-ISIS Coalition Focusing on Sealing Turkish Border: US Envoy
The United States' new envoy to the coalition it leads against ISIS said on today its priority was to seal the last strip of border between Turkey and territory held by the ultra-hardline group in Syria.
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Turkey Cannot Be 'Brought To its Knees' By Russia: PM Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey's prime minister says his country can't be "brought to its knees" by Russian economic sanctions imposed in response to Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane.
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Turkey Wants to 'Calm Tensions' With Russia: PM
"While the measures to defend our territory will remain in place, Turkey will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions," Davutoglu wrote in today's edition of The Times in London.
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Greek PM in Turkey to Discuss Migrant Crisis
Greek Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras held talks today with the Greek orthodox patriarch as he embarked on his first official visit to Turkey set to be devoted to grappling with the huge flow of refugees entering his country from Turkish territory.
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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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US Drone Bombs IS Target in Syria After Taking Off From Turkey: Turkish Official
A US armed drone today bombed a target in Islamic State-controlled northern Syria, in the first such air strike by a US aircraft after taking off from Turkish territory, a Turkish official told AFP.
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Indian Air Force Scrambles Fighter Jets as Turkish Plane Sparks Alert
The Indian Air Force on Sunday scrambled fighter planes from its air base in Jodhpur after two commercial passenger aircraft sought to enter Indian territory from the Pakistan side using similar identification codes, sparking a security alert.
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Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey
The Pentagon says it will send Patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack.
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Turkish Rescuers Stranded As Israel Delays Approval To Enter Gaza
A Turkish disaster response team is still waiting by the Gaza border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory to help with search and rescue operations, a defence ministry source said Thursday.
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Opinion | Qatar Emir's Visit Shows Why India Matters So Much To The Gulf
While Qatar hosts US and Turkish military bases on its territory, it has also housed Taliban and Hamas on its soil. Mediation has been a critical pillar of Qatars foreign policy.
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316 Days After Invasion, Putin Says Ready For Talks With Ukraine If...
President Vladimir Putin told Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan he was open to dialogue with Ukraine if Kyiv accepts territories occupied by Moscow as Russian, the Kremlin said Thursday.
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For The First Time Since 2013, ISIS Has No Border With NATO
Turkish troops and Syrian rebels on Sunday pushed the Islamic State out of the remaining stretch of territory the group had controlled along the Turkish-Syrian border, severing the militants' last access to the outside world.
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Turkish Forces Push Deeper Into Syria, Draw US Flak Over Targets
Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria today and drew a rebuke from NATO ally the United States, which said it was concerned the battle for territory had shifted away from targeting Islamic State.
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Turkey-Backed Rebels 'Cleansing' Syrian Town Of ISIS: Turkish Minister
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey have taken control of the Syrian town of Jarablus from ISIS terrorists to prevent Kurdish forces from seizing a new swathe of territory on Turkey's southern border, Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik said.
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Rocket Fire From Syria Wounds 3 People In Turkish Border Town
As many as three people were wounded when rocket fire from an ISIS-controlled area in northern Syria entered Turkish territory, striking the border town of Kilis today, security sources said.
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Anti-ISIS Coalition Focusing on Sealing Turkish Border: US Envoy
The United States' new envoy to the coalition it leads against ISIS said on today its priority was to seal the last strip of border between Turkey and territory held by the ultra-hardline group in Syria.
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Turkey Cannot Be 'Brought To its Knees' By Russia: PM Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey's prime minister says his country can't be "brought to its knees" by Russian economic sanctions imposed in response to Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane.
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Turkey Wants to 'Calm Tensions' With Russia: PM
"While the measures to defend our territory will remain in place, Turkey will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions," Davutoglu wrote in today's edition of The Times in London.
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Greek PM in Turkey to Discuss Migrant Crisis
Greek Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras held talks today with the Greek orthodox patriarch as he embarked on his first official visit to Turkey set to be devoted to grappling with the huge flow of refugees entering his country from Turkish territory.
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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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US Drone Bombs IS Target in Syria After Taking Off From Turkey: Turkish Official
A US armed drone today bombed a target in Islamic State-controlled northern Syria, in the first such air strike by a US aircraft after taking off from Turkish territory, a Turkish official told AFP.
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Indian Air Force Scrambles Fighter Jets as Turkish Plane Sparks Alert
The Indian Air Force on Sunday scrambled fighter planes from its air base in Jodhpur after two commercial passenger aircraft sought to enter Indian territory from the Pakistan side using similar identification codes, sparking a security alert.
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Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey
The Pentagon says it will send Patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack.
