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                  Erdogan: Turkey Has Killed 3,000 IS Fighters

   by VOA News

   Turkish forces have killed 3,000 Islamic State militants in Syria and
   Iraq, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, insisting no other country
   has matched its efforts against the extremists.

   In an address Wednesday to Balkan nations' military chiefs, Erdogan
   denounced those who accused Turkey of supporting the Islamic State
   group.

   "There have been those who have ... been vile by showing Turkey as a
   country that helps Daesh," he said, using another name for the
   extremist group. He said no other country has struggled as Turkey has.

   NATO member Turkey reluctantly joined the U.S.-led, anti-IS coalition
   and has faced criticism that it's not doing enough to protect its
   borders from fighters moving into Europe. But Turkey says it needs more
   help from Western allies, particularly near the Syrian border where
   Turkish territory has been targeted by rocket fire.
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