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    Turkey Considers a Raid into Northern Iraq

    In the past three days, 15 Turkish troops have been ambushed and killed near the Iraq border—reportedly by the PKK, a Kurdish separatist group.  Today, Turkey's government said it has started to plan a military operation into Iraq to chase after the PKK.  Semih Idiz is columnist for Milliyet, one of Turkey's major newspapers

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In the past three days, 15 Turkish troops have been ambushed and killed near the Iraq border—reportedly by the PKK, a Kurdish separatist group. Today, Turkey's government said it has started to plan a military operation into Iraq to chase after the PKK. Semih Idiz is columnist for Milliyet, one of Turkey's major newspapers

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      Warren Olney

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Al-Monitor's Turkey Pulse

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    Hillary Clinton and the Price of Inevitability
    1. 1:29Turkey Considers a Raid into Northern IraqYou’re reading this
    2. 7:29Hillary Clinton and the Price of Inevitability
    3. 42:26Supreme Court Says No to el-Masri Case
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