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Turkey Consulting With NATO On ISIL
NATO will hold emergency talks on Tuesday on tackling the so-called Islamic State… at the request of Turkey.
The country began airstrikes in neighbouring Syria on Friday, days after an IS suicide bomber killed 32 people in Southern Turkey.
But Turkey also wants to discuss its fight against the Kurdish separatist group the PKK.
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The North Atlantic Council will meet for consultations at Turkey's request.
The alliance said today that Turkey requested the meeting, which includes ambassadors of all 28 member countries, "in view of the seriousness of the situation after the heinous terrorist attacks in recent days".
It said in a statement that Turkey would also to inform allies of the measures it is taking following an IS suicide bombing near Turkey's border with Syria that left 32 people dead, and an IS attack on Turkish forces, which killed a soldier.
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