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Isis targets bombed as Turkey shifts position

TURKISH jets attacked Islamic State (Isis) targets in neighbouring Syria yesterday in a major policy shift for the Nato member state.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said three air strikes had “removed potential threats” to Turkey.

But, he added: “It is not limited to one day or to one region. The slightest movement threatening Turkey will be retaliated against in the strongest way possible.”

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