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Turkish military enters Syria to evacuate soldiers, relocate tomb
Source: Reuters
Turkish military enters Syria to evacuate soldiers, relocate tomb
BY ORHAN COSKUN
ANKARA Sun Feb 22, 2015 3:48pm EST
(Reuters) - Turkish forces swept into Syria overnight to rescue about 40 soldiers who had been surrounded for months by Islamic State militants while guarding the tomb of a revered Turkish figure.
The Syrian government described the operation as an act of "flagrant aggression" and said it would hold Ankara responsible for its repercussions.
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The 38 soldiers who had been guarding the tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, were brought safely home.
Normally, the detachment is rotated every six months but the last one was trapped for eight months by Islamic State fighters.
The tomb, on a site within Syria that Ankara considers sovereign territory as agreed in a 1921 treaty, was to be relocated close to the Turkish border, while Suleyman Shah's remains were taken to Turkey.
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BY ORHAN COSKUN
ANKARA Sun Feb 22, 2015 3:48pm EST
(Reuters) - Turkish forces swept into Syria overnight to rescue about 40 soldiers who had been surrounded for months by Islamic State militants while guarding the tomb of a revered Turkish figure.
The Syrian government described the operation as an act of "flagrant aggression" and said it would hold Ankara responsible for its repercussions.
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The 38 soldiers who had been guarding the tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, were brought safely home.
Normally, the detachment is rotated every six months but the last one was trapped for eight months by Islamic State fighters.
The tomb, on a site within Syria that Ankara considers sovereign territory as agreed in a 1921 treaty, was to be relocated close to the Turkish border, while Suleyman Shah's remains were taken to Turkey.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/22/us-syria-crisis-turkey-idUSKBN0LQ03U20150222
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