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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

BERZA SIMSEK

In this photo released on May 20, 2015, provided by the Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units (YPG), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Kurdish fighters of the YPG flash victory signs as they sit on their pickup truck on their way to battle against the Islamic State group, near Kezwan mountain, northeast Syria. (The Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units via AP)
June 16, 2015, 2:16 pm
Kurds capture key border stronghold in blow to Islamic State
Syrian Kurdish forces said to take full control of Tel Abyad near Turkish border, cutting off IS supply line
By Zeina Karam, LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and BERZA SIMSEK
Illustrative photo of members of special security forces in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. (AP/Emrah Gurel)
April 1, 2015, 5:53 am
Prosecutor in Istanbul hostage standoff killed
Turkish police target 2 members of banned leftist group who held captive lawyer probing death of teenager amid 2013 anti-government protests
By Desmond Butler and BERZA SIMSEK
Turkish truck driver Ozgur Simsek, who was held captive by Islamic State, listens during an interview at his home in Silopi, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, (photo credit:AP/Raphael Satter)
September 30, 2014, 5:43 pm
Hostage tale suggests Islamic State wary of Turkey
Jihadists tend to release Turkish captives rather than face the consequences of upsetting Ankara
By BERZA SIMSEK and Raphael Satter
In this Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 photo, car salesman Sahin Aktan shows photos of his ex-wife Asiya Ummi Abdullah as he speaks during an interview at his lawyer's office in Istanbul, Turkey (photo credit: AP/Emrah Gurel)
September 24, 2014, 2:56 pm
For some Turks, Islamic State proves a ‘family-friendly’ draw
Dozens of families are crossing into Syria to live, in hope that extremists’ religious rule will protect children from Western influence
By BERZA SIMSEK and Raphael Satter
A protester holds a Turkish flag decorated with the image of Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during clashes near Taksim Square in Istanbul, late Monday, June 3, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Kostas Tsironis)
July 6, 2013, 7:20 pm
Police break up gathering of thousands at Istanbul square
As protesters try to enter Gezi Park, security forces use tear gas and water cannons to disperse them
By BERZA SIMSEK and Suzan Fraser
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