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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 has 'no plans to send ground troops into Syria'

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Credit: Reuters

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

In an interview with Turkish media, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also said he agrees with US plans to provide air cover for moderate rebels fighting the so-called Islamic State there.

Mr Davutoglu is also reported as saying that the Syrian Kurdish PYD could "have a place in the new Syria" if it did not disturb Turkey, cut all relations with President Bashar al-Assad's administration and cooperated with opposition forces

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