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Turkey Sends 300 Troops into Syria:

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan confirms reports of military intervention to protect the tomb of a prominent Turkish figure.

Turkey denies sending troops to confront ISIL in Syria:

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Wednesday that Turkey has sent aid to the Tomb of Süleyman Sah in Syria, the burial place of the grandfather of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire, but has not sent troops to confront the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria. Ref. Source 2

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Two Turkish soldiers, 6 Kurdish rebels killed in Syria border clash:

Two Turkish soldiers and at least six Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border, the Turkish military said Tuesday. Ref. Source 1

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Turkey clamps down on Syria border:

Turkey closes most of its border crossings with Syria after the arrival of at least 130,000 Kurd refugees, as IS militants approach a key Syrian town. Ref. Source 5

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Turkey's Erdogan Calls for No-Fly Zone in Syria:

Turkey is eager to re-focus the world's attention on removing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime from power as well as fighting the Islamic State militants who are battling Kurdish forces just over the border in Syria, triggering a refugee influx into Turkey. Ref. Source 8

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Erdogan says Turkish troops could be used in Syria

Turkish troops could be used to help set up a secure zone in Syria, if there was an international agreement to establish such a haven for refugees fleeing Islamic State fighters, President Tayyip Erdogan said in comments published on Saturday. Ref. Source 2

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Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani - Turkish PM:

Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Syria's own moderate opposition can save it, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. Ref. Source 4

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Turkey moves military into Syria:

Turkey may be in the process of moving military vehicles into Syria in an attempt to guard the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, a sovereign Turkish exclave located in the Syrian state of Aleppo. Ref. Source 7

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Turkish premier crosses into Syria to visit Ottoman tomb:

Turkey's prime minister crossed into Syrian territory in an armored convoy Sunday to pay a surprise visit to the tomb of the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire. The move prompted immediate criticism from Syria, which accused Turkey of acting aggressively toward a sovereign state Ref. Source 5