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Turkish Defence Minister Hulisi Akar (bottom R) watching the progress of the air strikes
Turkish Defence Minister Hulisi Akar (bottom R) watching the progress of the air strikes Source: AAP / TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTRY HANDOUT

Turkish war planes carried out air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Syria and northern Iraq on Sunday, destroying 89 targets in retaliation for a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed six people one week ago

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Turkish war planes carried out air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Syria and northern Iraq on Sunday, destroying 89 targets in retaliation for a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed six people one week ago

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