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U.S. Gains Right to Use Turkish Airspace

Turkey's parliament votes to open the country's airspace to U.S. warplanes and missiles. The move provides war planners at the Pentagon with a crucial air corridor directly into northern Iraq. The parliament also approves a controversial motion that allows thousands of Turkish troops to enter northern Iraq. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

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