Turkey in Syria & ISIS (merged thread)

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The NYT reports that Turkish forces entered Syria and evacuated the garrison at the tomb and the tomb's contents:

The Turkish Army launched an operation into Syria to evacuate soldiers guarding the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, which has been besieged by Islamic State militants, and move the tomb’s remains, an official and Turkish news media reported on Sunday.The military then destroyed what was left of the site to prevent the militants from using the enclave, and one soldier was killed by accident during the operation, CNN Turk said Sunday, citing military officials.
The operation, called “Sah Firat,” began on Saturday and involved a large convoy of tanks and other heavy weaponry that entered Syria through Kobani....

Link:http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/wo...orts-say.html?

The BBC has a report, with some footage of the returning Turkish convoy and this:

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the remains of Suleyman Shah would be moved elsewhere in Syria.