Author: Andrew Wilks
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Turkey mourns its tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year’s earthquake
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Millions of people across Turkey are mourning the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbors in last year’s catastrophic earthquake
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3 people killed in alleged extremist attack at Turkey’s largest courthouse
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Two people attacked Turkey’s largest courthouse before being shot dead in an exchange of fire that also left one other person dead and five wounded
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Quake toll rises to 116 in Turkey; rescuers finish searches
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ANKARA, Turkey • The death toll in last week’s Aegean Sea earthquake rose to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir finished searching buildings that collapsed in the quake. All but two of the victims were killed in Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city. Two teenagers died on the Greek island of Samos,…
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Tensions in Syria rise: Airstrike kills 29 Turks
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BEIRUT • An airstrike by Syrian government forces killed 29 Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday, marking the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016. The deaths were a serious escalation in the direct conflict between Turkish and Russia-backed Syrian forces…
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U.S. troops clash with pro-government group in Syria
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DAMASCUS • A Syrian was killed and another was wounded when government supporters attacked American troops and tried to block their way as their convoy drove through an army checkpoint in northeastern Syria, prompting a rare clash, state media and activists reported. The U.S. military said its force came under fire, and that troops responded…