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Islamic State targets Bashiqa camp, Turkey retaliates

Published: 22 Mar 2016 - 04:54 pm | Last Updated: 19 Nov 2021 - 08:22 am
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ANKARA: Islamic State militants attempted an attack on the Bashiqa military camp in northern Iraq on Tuesday morning and Turkish troops stationed in the camp
retaliated, military sources said.

The Turkish military was able to hit Islamic State targets closer to the Turkish border, the sources said.

Reuters