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U.S. Concerns Grow about Turkish Bombardment of Kurds


(Wall Street Journal) Dion Nissenbaum and Ayla Albayrak - Three weeks ago, Turkey announced a breakthrough agreement to allow the U.S. to use bases in that country to launch airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria, and the Ankara government said it would join in the bombings. Since then, Turkey has launched a series of aggressive airstrikes against Kurdish militants but has yet to turn its firepower on Islamic State. Some U.S. officials suspect Turkey is using the recent agreement as cover for an offensive against the Kurdish PKK.
2015-08-13 00:00:00
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