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August 6, 2015

Pentagon: U.S. Launches First Drone Strike in Syria from Turkey Base 
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Pentagon officials say the United States has launched its first drone
strike into Syria from Turkey's Incirlik Air Base. Turkey opened the
airbase to U.S. strike aircraft last month, following the deadly attack
in the Kurdish city of Suruc. The airstrike comes as the U.S. and Turkey
are planning a joint campaign to push ISIL from a 60-mile-long strip of
northern Syria along the Turkish border.

 

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