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With another civilian attack, ISIS’s war on Turkey intensifies

Medics arrive at the chaotic scene to find victims on the airport sidewalk

BOMBS RIPPED THROUGH THE BUSY AIRPORT TERMINAL. Gunfire echoed. Hundreds of travelers and airport workers ran in terror, while others dived for cover. Blood spilled on the floor as screaming ambulances outside parted stunned crowds.

Although no group has yet taken responsibility, the gun and bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on June 28 bore the hallmarks of ISIS, and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim swiftly assigned blame. “The evidence points to Daesh,” he was quoted as saying, using the Arabic acronym for the group. The attack could signal the opening of a new front in the war with ISIS militants who control much of Iraq and Syria. Losing ground on battlefields throughout the region, ISIS is seeking desperately

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