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bemildred

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24. Top News: UNSC criticizes Turkey's strikes in northern Syria

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 01:31 PM

Feb 2016

On Tuesday, the UN Security Council criticized Turkey for its strikes into northern Syria that are fueling fears of a serious escalation. As a rapid advance of US-backed Kurdish fighters seized new ground in northern Syria on Tuesday, Turkey fired artillery from across the border to try to halt their advances in northern Syria. "All members of the Security Council agreed to ask Turkey to comply with international law," said UN Ambassador Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno, president of the Security Council for February. The 15-member council discussed Turkey's military action at the request of Russia, which is waging an air war in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad. Kurdish militias are taking advantage of Russian air strikes to seize territory near the Turkish border, which has infuriated Ankara and threatened to drive a wedge between NATO allies. [Reuters, AFP, WSJ, 2/17/2016]

http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/top-news-unsc-criticizes-turkey-s-strikes-in-northern-syria

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Top News: UNSC criticizes Turkey's strikes in northern Syria bemildred Feb 2016 #24

. nt bemildred Feb 2016 #25

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