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Finland to join NATO without Sweden after Turkey casts doubt on expansion
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Haavisto in a statement on Tuesday said that Finland must consider joining NATO without Sweden after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out giving a green light to Sweden's bid, following a Quran-burning protest in Stockholm.
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Turkey "neutralizes" 12 Kurdish militants in N. Syria
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey said on Monday it had "neutralized" 12 members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, as tension escalates between the two sides after the killing of a Turkish soldier.
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73 Kurdish militants neutralized in Iraq: Turkish military
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of militants affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed by the Turkish military during the ongoing operation in northern Iraq has risen to 73, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday.
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Turkey steps up offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 18 (ANI): Turkish defense ministry announced early morning that the country has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.
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1 Turkish officer dead, 3 wounded in shelling in Northern Syria
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): One Turkish police officer was killed and three others sustained injuries in rocket fire from Kurdish militants in the north of Syria, the Turkish Ministry of Interior Affairs said.
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Turkish artillery shells hit near US Special Operations base in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 12 (ANI): Amid its ongoing offensive in Syria, Turkish artillery shells on Friday (local time) hit close to a US Special Operations unit.
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Syrian forces in Afrin to repel Turkish assault
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Aleppo [Syria], Feb 19 (ANI): Syrian pro-government forces on Monday arrived in Afrin area to support local Kurdish militants, who are fighting Turkish troops in the region.
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Turkish military kills over 550 terrorists in Syria in 8 days
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan. 29 (ANI): Turkish military has said that it has killed over 550 terrorists in the past eight days in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria, Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.
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