Turkomen

[tur-kuh-men, -muhn]

noun

1. Turkmenistan.

Example Sentences

In Syria, the Pentagon has backed local militias made up of Kurds, Arabs and Turkomen, with weapons and air support.

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Shia Arab and Turkomen militias have formed to back the government – knowing that defeat could lead to their extermination at the hands of the extremists.

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There were fears that militants would carry out further atrocities in Tal Afar, which is ethnically mixed and made up of Shias and Sunni Turkomen.

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Throughout the past decade since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Tal Afar was often hit by car bombings and other attacks by Sunni militants, targeting its Turkomen minority.

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There are fears that militants will carry out further atrocities in Tal Afar, an ethnically mixed town made up of Shias and Sunni Turkomen.

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