Whose Side Is Turkey On?

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Ankara sent its warplanes aloft—at last—but not to bomb ISIS. It attacked Kurds instead.

Published Oct. 15 2014 5:45AM EDT

articles/2014/10/15/whose-side-is-turkey-on/141014-dettmer-kobani-tease_i04acg — Umit Bektas/Reuters

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Turkish warplanes took to the skies overnight Monday and launched airstrikes—not against Islamic militants as Washington has urged, but targeting Kurdish separatists in southeast Turkey.

Jamie Dettmer

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Whose Side Is Turkey On?

Ankara sent its warplanes aloft—at last—but not to bomb ISIS. It attacked Kurds instead.

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Jamie Dettmer