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Turkey hits Syria Kurd militia again after ground attack threats
9 years agoA member of the Kurdish internal security forces (known as the Asayish) inspects the Alaya prison in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on April 22, 2016. Syrian government representatives flew in from Damascus to try to calm three days of deadly clashes with Kurdish militia in the northeastern city of Qamishli, a security official said. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
The Turkish army on Saturday launched new strikes against Kurdish militia in northern Syria as preparations intensified for a cross-border ground operation that has alarmed the United States.