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| Turkish war birds hammer ISIS positions |
| 2015-11-01 |
| [Reuters] Turkish jets on Saturday launched bombing raids against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria, the day before Turks are due to vote in a parliamentary election, a senior government official said. American jets were standing by to assist and all aircraft involved in the operations returned safely, the official told Reuters. Ground forces were not involved. Turkey vowed to take a more active role in combating ISIS in July, as part of a multi-pronged offensive which also saw them ramp up attacks on Kurdish militants. Since then, the Turkish military has primarily concentrated on hitting its old foe, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), although Turkish airbases have also been used by U.S.-led coalition jets to hit ISIS targets in northern Syria. ISIS militants control swathes of territory along the Turkish border, and the group is linked to a recent suicide bomb attack on a peace rally in Ankara, which killed more than 100 people. |
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