Turkey announced on Friday a double military offensive, one against
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group across the border
in Syria, and the other targeting Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq.
"Turkey requested the meeting in view of the seriousness of the
situation after the heinous terrorist attacks in recent days, and also
to inform allies of the measures it is taking," NATO said.
"NATO allies follow developments very closely and stand in solidarity with Turkey."
In Article 4, members are encouraged to bring subjects to the table for discussion for political consultation.
Since the alliance's creation in 1949, NATO has been invoked several
times, such as by Turkey in 2003 and in 2012, and Poland in 2014.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/nato-emergency-meeting-turkey-pkk-kurdish-isil-150726182515557.html
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