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As Kurds gain in Syria, Turkish govt ponders military action - US News

Turkish govt holds security meeting amid speculation of stronger military action in Syria
The Associated Press

Associated Press
June 29, 2015 | 6:31 p.m. EDT
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By SUZAN FRASER and RAPHAEL SATTER, Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — As Kurdish rebels in northern Syria rack up wins against the Islamic State group, Turkish media is abuzz with talk of a long-debated military intervention to push the Islamic militants back from the Turkish border — a move that will also outflank any Kurdish attempts to create a state along Turkey's southern frontier.

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