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Thursday, April 6, 2017
Turkey hopes US takes military action in Syria
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he hopes US President Donald Trump will take military action in Syria after this week’s chemical attack.
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency quotes Erdogan as reacting to news reports Thursday that Trump was mulling military action after the assault in the northern Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun, which killed more than 80 people.
It quotes Erdogan as saying Turkey would be prepared to do “whatever falls on us” to support possible military action. Turkey is a leading supporter of the rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Earlier, Turkish officials said that autopsies of the victims from the assault, which happened 60 miles (95 kilometers) from the Turkish border, show they were subjected to chemical weapons.
— AP
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