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| Turkey bombs Islamic State targets in Syria | Turkey bombs Islamic State targets in Syria |
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| Turkish planes have for the first time carried out air strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria. | Turkish planes have for the first time carried out air strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria. |
| Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the air strikes, on three IS positions, "completely destroyed" their targets. | Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the air strikes, on three IS positions, "completely destroyed" their targets. |
| On Thursday, Turkish forces exchanged fire with IS fighters near the Syrian border. One Turkish soldier was killed. | On Thursday, Turkish forces exchanged fire with IS fighters near the Syrian border. One Turkish soldier was killed. |
| In the early hours of Friday, police launched raids against IS and Kurdish militants across the country, arresting 297 people. | In the early hours of Friday, police launched raids against IS and Kurdish militants across the country, arresting 297 people. |
| In Istanbul, more than 5,000 officers helped search 140 properties. | In Istanbul, more than 5,000 officers helped search 140 properties. |
| Members of the youth wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and of a far-left group, the Marxist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party Front (DHKP-C), were also arrested. | Members of the youth wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and of a far-left group, the Marxist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party Front (DHKP-C), were also arrested. |
| The state-run Anadolu news agency said there were also arrests in the cities of Ankara and Izmir and in Sanliurfa province, near the Syrian border. | The state-run Anadolu news agency said there were also arrests in the cities of Ankara and Izmir and in Sanliurfa province, near the Syrian border. |
| Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the operations against militants would continue. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the operations against militants would continue. |
| The arrests come after the PKK's military wing said it killed two Turkish police officers on Wednesday. The group claims the men collaborated with IS in the bombing of a Kurdish activists' group on Monday that killed 32 people. | The arrests come after the PKK's military wing said it killed two Turkish police officers on Wednesday. The group claims the men collaborated with IS in the bombing of a Kurdish activists' group on Monday that killed 32 people. |
| Separately, Turkey said that F-16 jets had hit three IS targets in Syria. | Separately, Turkey said that F-16 jets had hit three IS targets in Syria. |
| It is the first time Turkey has confirmed air strikes against targets in Syria since IS began its advance through Iraq and Syria in 2013. | It is the first time Turkey has confirmed air strikes against targets in Syria since IS began its advance through Iraq and Syria in 2013. |
| Turkish state TV said that the jets had not violated Syrian air space as they attacked the border village of Havar, next to the Turkish town of Kilis. | Turkish state TV said that the jets had not violated Syrian air space as they attacked the border village of Havar, next to the Turkish town of Kilis. |
| The US is expected to step up bombing raids against IS after reaching an agreement with Turkey to use the Incirlik airbase. | The US is expected to step up bombing raids against IS after reaching an agreement with Turkey to use the Incirlik airbase. |
| The agreement was finalised in a phone call between President Barack Obama and Mr Erdogan on Wednesday. It was confirmed by US officials speaking on condition of anonymity. | The agreement was finalised in a phone call between President Barack Obama and Mr Erdogan on Wednesday. It was confirmed by US officials speaking on condition of anonymity. |
| Analysis - Jonathan Marcus, BBC diplomatic and defence correspondent | Analysis - Jonathan Marcus, BBC diplomatic and defence correspondent |
| Turkey appears to have dropped its studied ambivalence towards IS and has weighed in with air strikes and the shelling of IS targets in Syria, as well as a wave of arrests of IS sympathisers at home. | Turkey appears to have dropped its studied ambivalence towards IS and has weighed in with air strikes and the shelling of IS targets in Syria, as well as a wave of arrests of IS sympathisers at home. |
| More important still could be the decision by Ankara to allow US warplanes to strike IS targets from its base in Incirlik. | More important still could be the decision by Ankara to allow US warplanes to strike IS targets from its base in Incirlik. |
| This provides vital airfields much closer to IS targets in Syria and could enable a step-change in the US air campaign. | This provides vital airfields much closer to IS targets in Syria and could enable a step-change in the US air campaign. |
| For too long, many in the West have argued, Turkey prioritised the removal of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and its own turbulent relations with the Kurds rather than seeking the demise of IS. | For too long, many in the West have argued, Turkey prioritised the removal of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and its own turbulent relations with the Kurds rather than seeking the demise of IS. |
| But Islamic State may well have over-played its hand, demonstrating that it represents a clear security threat to Turkey which Ankara can no longer ignore. | But Islamic State may well have over-played its hand, demonstrating that it represents a clear security threat to Turkey which Ankara can no longer ignore. |
| The air raids on Syria come after a bloody few days on the Turkish side of the Syrian border. | The air raids on Syria come after a bloody few days on the Turkish side of the Syrian border. |
| The Turkish government has faced criticism at home and abroad for not doing enough against IS, despite being part of the international coalition fighting it. | The Turkish government has faced criticism at home and abroad for not doing enough against IS, despite being part of the international coalition fighting it. |
| A return to Incirlik | A return to Incirlik |
| The US military is more than familiar with the southern Turkish base, and its recent history is tied closely with recent US military operations. | The US military is more than familiar with the southern Turkish base, and its recent history is tied closely with recent US military operations. |
| What is your reaction to the Syrian air strikes and the raids in Turkey? Are you nearby? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your story. | What is your reaction to the Syrian air strikes and the raids in Turkey? Are you nearby? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your story. |
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