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Turkish Troops Withdraw from Iraqi Kurdistan

Yesterday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited Ankara , asking a swift end to Turkey's latest military campaign in northern Iraq. He got no timetable and few reassurances in public, but today Turkey pulled out.  Semih Idiz is columnist at the Turkish newspaper Milliyet.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Yesterday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited Ankara, asking a swift end to Turkey's latest military campaign in northern Iraq. He got no timetable and few reassurances in public, but today Turkey pulled out. Semih Idiz is columnist at the Turkish newspaper Milliyet.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Semih Idiz

    Al-Monitor's Turkey Pulse

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