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April 26, 2017

Turkey Kills 20 U.S.-Backed Kurdish Fighters in Airstrikes in Iraq & Syria
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Turkey carried out a series of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria Tuesday that
reportedly killed up to 20 U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters. U.S. officials
say they are "deeply concerned" about the Turkish airstrikes. Two
U.S.-backed Kurdish groups, the YPG in Syria and the Peshmerga in Iraq,
say the airstrikes hit their camps and killed their fighters. The YPG
says the airstrikes also hit a radio station, media center and
communication facilities. Turkey says the airstrikes were targeting
camps of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as the PKK, which Turkey
claims is a terrorist group.


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