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

Turkey Launches Military Operation Into Syria

Reuters: Turkish military enters Syria to evacuate soldiers from tomb: sources

(Reuters) - The Turkish military launched an operation into Syria overnight to evacuate Turkish soldiers guarding the tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, two senior Turkish officials told Reuters on Sunday.

The mission was successfully completed, with the troops brought back to Turkey, but one soldier was killed in an accident during the operation, one of the officials said.

The Turkish government said late last year that Islamic State militants were advancing on the mausoleum, which is guarded by several dozen Turkish soldiers.

WNU Editor: This is just more evidence on the deteriorating situation in northern Syria.