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Turkey's Erdogan says relocation of tomb in Syria not a retreat - SWI swissinfo.ch

Turkey's Erdogan says relocation of t

By Tulay Karadeniz

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's military incursion into Syria to relocate a tomb surrounded by Islamic State militants and evacuate the soldiers guarding it was a temporary move to safeguard their lives and not a retreat, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.

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