WORLD_ Turkey Troops Enter Syria to Evacuate Soldiers Guarding Tomb

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Turkey Troops Enter Syria to Evacuate Soldiers Guarding Tomb

Almost 40 tanks crossed the border to secure a new site just inside Syria to relocate remnants of Suleyman Shah, a relation of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. Photographer: Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

By Selcan Hacaoglu and Onur Ant
5:39 PM AEDT February 22, 2015

(Bloomberg) -- Turkish troops entered Syria and evacuated 38 soldiers who were part of an honor guard in a tiny enclave in Syria because of threats from Islamic State militants, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.

Hundreds of troops in armored vehicles entered Syria 9 p.m. local time on Saturday to evacuate the soldiers guarding a memorial to an Ottoman forebear who died more than 700 years ago, Davutoglu said today in Ankara. One soldier died in an accident during the nine-hour long incursion, the premier said.

Almost 40 tanks crossed the border elsewhere to secure a new site just inside Syria to relocate remnants of Suleyman Shah, a relation of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Davutoglu said.

“The decision to launch this operation was made in Ankara as part of the authority granted to us,” Davutoglu said. “No help was requested from anyone. The operation was entirely in accordance with the international law.”

The site has been Turkish territory since a 1921 treaty signed with colonial power France and later accepted by Syria. The tomb had been located on a strip of land jutting into the water near the village of Karakozak, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Turkey.

Increasing clashes in the area prompted the government to order the military to safeguard the personnel there and protect Turkey’s rights under international law, Davutoglu said.

Upon withdrawal, Turkish troops destroyed buildings at the 1 hectare (2.47 acre) site on the Euphrates River and temporarily brought remnants of Suleyman Shah to Turkey, Davutoglu said.

The operation came after Turkey and the U.S. signed an agreement on Feb. 19 on training a Syrian rebel force to combat Islamic State as well as seeking the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

To contact the reporters on this story: Selcan Hacaoglu in Ankara at shacaoglu@bloomberg.net; Onur Ant in Ankara at oant@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Alaa Shahine at asalha@bloomberg.net Tony Barrett 

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