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Turkey, US can turn Raqa into 'graveyard' for IS: Erdogan

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Turkey and the United States can join forces to turn the Islamic State group's de-facto capital of Raqa in neighbouring Syria into a "graveyard" for the jihadists, the Turkish president said today.

"The huge America, the coalition and Turkey can join hands and turn Raqa into a graveyard for Daesh," Erdogan told an Istanbul meeting, using an alternative name for the IS group. His comments come ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump in mid-May in the United States.

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First Published: Apr 29 2017 | 3:28 PM IST

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