Turkey's tomb raid succeeds
Feb. 23, 2015
Q: Hundreds of Turkish forces in armored vehicles entered war-torn Syria over the weekend to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the the 13th century remains of Suleyman Shah to a different site. Where is Turkey?
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Q: The new burial site is still in Syria but near the border in an area under Turkish military control. Where is Syria located in relation to Turkey?
A. To the north
B. To the east
C. To the south
D. To the west
Q: To get to the old tomb, the troops traversed Syrian territory that Peshmerga fighters had taken back from Islamic State militants. The Peshmerga are members of which ethnic group that also is Turkey's largest minority?
A. Kazakhs
B. Kurds
C. Kyrgyz
D. Krymchaks
Q: While it appeared Kurds cooperated with the Turkish raid in Syria, relations between Turkey's government and its Kurdish minority are tense. That tension erupted in a brawl last week in Turkey's parliament in the capital . . .
A. Ankara
B. Baghdad
C. Istanbul
D. Damascus
Q: Besides Syria and Iraq, where have Islamic State forces been reported?
A. Afghanistan
B. Libya
C. Turkey
D. All of the above
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