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1. Turkish airstrikes target PKK and SDF positions in Northern Iraq and Syria, killing 12 people and wounding 17 others.
   2022-02-02 15:06:19 (First version)
2. Turkish airstrikes target PKK and SDF positions in Northern Iraq and Syria, killing 12 people and injuring 17 others.
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