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title: "Turkey Renews Permit For Military Operations In Syria, Iraq"
date: "2015-09-04 09:24:01"
author: "DHA"
tags: "İstanbul", "pkk"
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# Turkey Renews Permit For Military Operations In Syria, Iraq
Ankara, Sep 4   
In a show of hands, legislators from the Justice and Development Party   
The current mandate - which served as a legal basis for recent Turkish strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant   
The mandate also allows the government to authorize foreign troops to be based on Turkish soil.
"Armed PKK terror elements continues their existence in Iraq's northern region. It was observed that the number of other terror elements and the threat that they pose has increased significantly in Syria and Iraq ... Turkey which attributes great importance for the territorial integrity, national unity and stability of   
Turkey has taken a larger role in the fight against ISIL militants recently, joining an airstrike campaign and allowing the use of an air base for U.S. fighter jet and drone missions.
Turkey's parliament has been in summer recess since July 14 -- expected to end on October 1.
