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Germany threatens to withdraw all soldiers from Turkey
Berlin will consider removing its soldiers from Turkey after Ankara refused to grant Germany's parliament permission to visit staff serving on a Turkish air base, Chancellor Angela Merkel said. Turkey blocked German lawmakers from visiting the soldiers at Incirlik air base, who are serving in a NATO mission targeting Isis in Syria. However Ms Merkel said it was “essential” that Germany’s defence committee is able to visit the near 270 troops stationed at the base.
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