Turkey Launches Massive Military Operation To Evacuate Tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria

Daily Mail: Turkey evacuates troops guarding Ottoman tomb in Syria as remains of revered figure are moved to new location



* Overnight operation saw 600 Turkish troops enter Syria near Kobane

* Some 40 troops have been guarding Ottoman tomb in Syria since 2012

* Operation saw the guard extracted, tomb destroyed and remains moved

* Tomb of Suleyman Shah, is considered sovereign Turkish territory

* Shah was the grandfather of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire

More News On Turkey Launching A Massive Military Operation To Evacuate Tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria

Turkey relocates historic tomb in Syria over jihadist threat -- Huriyet Daily News

Turkish soldiers evacuate Tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria -- CNN

Turkish troops enter Syria, evacuate guards and remains from tomb -- Sydney Morning Herald

Turkey Sends Troops into Syria to Retrieve Ottoman Tomb, Guards -- WSJ

Hundreds of Turkish troops enter Syria to move remains of historic tomb -- Arirang

Turkey launches raid to save Ottoman tomb in Syria -- CBS/AP

Turkey enters Syria to remove precious Suleyman Shah tomb -- BBC

Syria decries Turkish incursion as ‘flagrant aggression’ -- The National

Why did the Turkish military storm into Syria? -- Alexander LaCasse, CSM

Why is Suleyman Shah's tomb so important? -- BBC