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Turkey 'has no plans for ground troops' in Syria

There are no plans to send ground troops into Syria, the Turkish Prime Minister has said.

The statement follows last week's suicide bombing in the Turkish town of Suruc, to which the country responded with operations against Islamic State and PKK Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria.

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Turkey calls for Nato to discuss IS and PKK strikes

Turkey wants Nato to discuss its security operations against IS and the PKK. Credit: Reuters

Turkey has asked Nato to hold an extraordinary council meeting next week to discuss its recent security operations against Islamic State and PKK Kurdish militants, the foreign ministry has said.

The meeting is likely to be held on Tuesday, it said in a statement.

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