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On Wednesday, the French Defense Ministry announced that France will send 3 fighter jets and a warship to the Gulf as a part of the efforts of the alliance led by the United States to support Iraqi forces that are fighting the organization ISIS.
Read More »Turkey pledges to fight IS
Turkey signalled it may send troops into Syria or Iraq and let allies use Turkish bases to fight Islamic State (IS), as coalition jets launched air strikes on Wednesday on insurgents besieging a town on its southern border with Syria.
Read More »Turkey deploys tanks and armored vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria
Turkey yesterday deployed tanks and armored vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria amid escalating violence by the Islamic State group, as parliament was set to consider whether to authorize military action against the jihadists. The army moved tanks and armored vehicles to the border town of Mursitpinar, which lies …
Read More »Turkish parliament to vote on military action in Syria and Iraq
Turkey’s parliament will vote on a motion that would allow foreign forces as well as Turkish soldiers to make incursions into Syria and Iraq from its territory, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister said Tuesday, Sept 30. Parliament is scheduled to renew mandates Thursday that authorize Turkey’s military to carry out operations …
Read More »UK Air Force conducts first air strikes against IS in Iraq
The Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR4 aircraft have been in action over Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). “This action is part of the international coalition’s operations to support the democratic Iraqi government,” the British Ministry of Defence said in a …
Read More »Turkish President calls for no-fly zone over Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan again insisted on the declaration of a no-fly zone inside Syria as the Turkish government considers how to be a part of a US-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Turkey said it will take measures, including military steps, in the …
Read More »Syrian border village falls under IS control
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters have taken control of a Syrian border village in the eastern outskirts of Ayn Al-Arab, a town on Syrian-Turkish borders, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)
Read More »No ground troops in Iraq, says French foreign minister
France’s foreign minister stressed Thursday that its role in an international coalition to combat ISIL will see it continue airstrikes against the militant group, but it has no intention to send in ground troops. “I’m crystal clear about it. It is necessary that Iraqis themselves are involved,” Laurent Fabius stated …
Read More »UK to join fight against IS
Prime Minister David Cameron recalled Parliament today and made a case for the UK to join US-led air strikes against Islamic State (IS) terror network in Iraq which he warned could “not just take months but years”. Cameron told MPs that IS poses a “clear and proven” threat to British …
Read More »Turkey to participate in military actions against ISIL
Turkey could lend military or logistical support to U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğanwas quoted as saying on Sept. 23, signaling a potential shift in Ankara’s stance on the issue. “We will give the necessary support to the …
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