Suleyman Shah’s tomb: no permission sought over rescue mission in Syria, says Turkey’s prime minister

The Turkish prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, confirms on Sunday that Turkish forces entered Syria overnight to rescue about 40 soldiers who had been surrounded for months by Islamic State (Isis) militants while guarding the tomb of a revered Turkish figure. The operation involved tanks, drones and reconnaissance planes as well as several hundred ground troops. The tomb, which is on a site within Syria that Ankara considers sovereign territory, was relocated