Turkey Moves to Curb Protests Over Government Refusal to Intervene in Syria -- Wall Street Journal
At Least 12 People Killed in Clashes as Siege of Kobani Continues
Turkish authorities moved Wednesday to stop the spread of violent protests across the predominantly Kurdish southeast of the country, fueled by the refusal of the Ankara government to intervene to protect Kurds in neighboring Syria against an Islamic State onslaught.
Provincial governments imposed curfews in several mainly Kurdish regions of the country and some domestic flights were canceled following overnight clashes between protesters and Turkish security forces that left at least 12 people dead, according to Turkey’s Anadolu news agency. Another 36 people were injured, the state-run agency said.
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