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    Turkish President Warns of ISIS on Its Border

    Turkish President Erdogan warned today that ISIS is about to take over a town on Turkey’s border with Syria. He called for a “ground operation” to defeat the so-called Islamic State, saying bombs dropped by the U.S.-led coalition are “not enough.”

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 7, 2014 • 1 min read

    Turkish President Erdogan warned today that ISIS is about to take over a town on Turkey’s border with Syria. He called for a “ground operation” to defeat the so-called Islamic State, saying bombs dropped by the U.S.-led coalition are “not enough.”

    Catherine James is a freelance reporter writing for the Guardian newspaper in Great Britain. She’s been reporting from the Turkey-Syria border, and joins us now from Turkey.

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      Catherine James

      The Guardian

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Small Cases, Big Silence at the Supreme Court
    1. 1:20Turkish President Warns of ISIS on Its BorderYou’re reading this
    2. 8:07The Supreme Court’s New Term
    3. 42:22Matt Bai on the Week That Politics Went Tabloid
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