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Turkey builds concrete wall along Syria border after attacks

The Turkish military has started building a concrete wall along the border with Syria following a series of attacks, Anadolu Agency said on August 14. 

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) is building the three metre (10 feet) high wall in the Reyhanl? district of Hatay province just across from the Syrian town of Atmeh, state-run Anadolu Agency said.    

Turkey says Syria-bound weapons claims part of 'defamation campaign'

The Turkish Foreign Ministry's spokesman has denied allegations of Turkey sending weapons to Syria and allowing the crossing of fighters into the war-torn country.

Stressing that Turkey's position on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) "is clear," spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said the allegations were "slanderous" and part of a "defamation campaign."