Turkey's Evacuation of Tomb Guards In Syria Draws Rebuke

Damascus is calling a Turkish military operation overnight to evacuate dozens of troops and relocate a historically significant tomb in northern Syria an act of "flagrant aggression." Ankara dispatched tanks and other heavy weaponry across the border late Saturday, local time, to rescue nearly 40 Turkish soldiers tasked with protecting the remains of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the Ottoman Empire's founder, as Islamic State militants surrounded the area in recent...

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