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| II.Körfez Savaşı | [the Second] Gulf War of 2003 | aka 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'... See also Körfez Savaşı... |
ılımlı(lar)
| moderate(s) | Taliban ılımlı unsurları; moderate 'elements' in the Taliban |
| Irak (Iraklı, Arapça) | Iraq (an Iraqi person/thing, the language of Irak [Arabic])
See also 'Iraqi demographic breakdown'... |
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| Irak'ın Özgürlüğü Operasyonu | Operation Iraqi Freedom | ...the name given to the combat phase of the Second Gulf War (2003). |
ISAF (Afganistan Barış Gücü) | The US-backed International Security [Support Force for] Afghanistan | In the news: 27 July 2002, the US Congress approved $28.9M to Turkey for assuming command of the US-backed Afghanistan Security Force. The funding bill now passes to the US Senate for final approval. |