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Protests erupt in Turkey and Iraq over Ankara's operations against IS and Kurdish militants

2015-07-26 18 Dailymotion

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Ankara to protest against Monday’s suicide bombing, blamed on Islamic State militants, as well as condemn the Turkish government’s actions.<br /><br /> Police, who outnumbered the protesters, used pepper spray and water cannon to disperse the crowds.<br /><br /> According to local media up to 30 people were arrested.<br /><br /> In the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya, demonstrators gathered to protest Turkish airstrikes on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK in the country.<br /><br /> Still in Iraq, almost 200km away in Irbil, protesters chanted anti-Turkish government slogans and headed towards the Turkish consulate, where they were greeted by a line of riot police.<br /><br /> Many of the protesters accuse Ankara of supporting ISIL mililtants by attacking Kurdish people.

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