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Turkey fears escalation in Kurdish conflict after Ankara bombing
Fp Archives • 9 years agoSunday's suicide car bombing in Ankara has raised fears of an escalation in Turkey's long-running Kurdish conflict, as the country grapples with the Islamic State threat while relying on a security system weakened by a political crackdown, analysts say.
Ankara blast: Kurdish militia denies involvement, says Turkey only wants to intervene in Syria
Fp Archives • 9 years agoThe head of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) on Thursday denied Turkish allegations that the group was involved in a bombing in Ankara that killed 28 people.
Ankara blast: Turkey's PM Davutoglu vows retaliation
Fp Archives • 9 years agoTurkey's prime minister says his country will retaliate against a Kurdish rebel group he has held responsible for the attack in Ankara that killed 28 people and wounded dozens of others.
Turkey denies sending troops to Syria, says not keen on intervening in the war-torn nation
Fp Archives • 9 years agoThe Turkish government denied claims that it had sent troops into northern Syria, where the regime backed by the Russian air force has launched a major campaign, state-run Anatolia news agency said on Monday, quoting the defence minister.
How the brinkmanship of its rulers could make Turkey a hub of Islamic State
David Devadas • 9 years agoBeing so much closer to IS than Russia, France or Britain, the road Erdogan has taken might even allow his country, in many ways the crossroads of the world, to be partially overtaken by the terrorist organisation.