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General Category => World News => Topic started by: geronl on April 26, 2017, 02:57:11 am

Title: US 'deeply concerned' after Turkey bombs allies in Iraq and Syria (Kurds)
Post by: geronl on April 26, 2017, 02:57:11 am

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Washington (CNN)US officials said they were "deeply concerned" after Turkey carried out a series of airstrikes Tuesday against US allies fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

A senior US defense official told CNN that the US was given about one hour's advance notice of the strikes by the Turkish military. The official added that no US or coalition advisers were in the vicinity.

Turkish warplanes struck targets in northern Syria and the area of Sinjar in northern Iraq. The Turkish armed forces issued a statement saying it had "neutralized" 70 PKK "terrorist" fighters -- 40 in northern Iraq and 30 others in northeastern Syria.

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/politics/turkey-bombs-kurds-iraq-us-concerned/index.html

Title: Re: US 'deeply concerned' after Turkey bombs allies in Iraq and Syria (Kurds)
Post by: TomSea on April 26, 2017, 10:05:30 am

Kurdish President Barzani:

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Rudaw English‏Verified account @RudawEnglish 2h2 hours ago

“The PKK is the reason for all of these problems,The PKK is dragging the Turks in.” @masrour_barzani tells @nytimes

https://twitter.com/RudawEnglish