Separately, Turkey's F-16 fighter jets today took off from the Diyarbakir air base, northeastern Turkey, and entered the Iraqi airspace. |
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Diyarbakir boasts numerous medieval mosques and madrassahs, crowned by the 11th Century Ulu Cami constructed by alternating bands of blacks basalt and limestone. |
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In Diyarbakir, the historic Sur district was put under curfew and seven police officers were wounded in clashes with militants there, the governor's office said. |
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