Turkey talks with Israel about deconfliction in Syria when needed, foreign minister says

Reuters - 10/04
Turkey has been holding technical talks with Israel for deconfliction in Syria when needed, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday.
ANKARA, April 9 (Reuters) - Turkey has been holding technical talks with Israel for deconfliction in Syria when needed, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday.
Fidan's remarks came a week after Israel stepped up airstrikes on Syria, declaring the attacks a warning to the new government in Damascus as it accused Turkey of trying to turn the country into a Turkish protectorate.

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Turkish military teams had scoped out at least three air bases in Syria where they could deploy forces as part of a planned joint defence pact before Israel hit the sites with airstrikes, Reuters reported last week.
"While we are conducting certain operations in Syria, there needs to be a deconflicti...
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