"Turkish parliament extends mandate for Iraq strikes
ANKARA — Turkey's parliament on Tuesday extended the government's mandate to order military strikes against Kurdish rebels holed up in neighbouring northern Iraq.
The vote coincides with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's pledges to introduce measures to boost the rights of the country's sizeable Kurdish community and secure an end to the 25-year fighting with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)."
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