The U.S. and Turkey Will Soon Launch ‘Comprehensive’ Operations Against ISIS

Turkey’s Foreign Minister said Monday that Washington and Ankara have agreed on a plan to flush out ISIS extremists from the Turkey-Syria border.

 

In an interview with Reuters, Mevlut Cavusoglu said the two nations would soon launch “comprehensive” air operations to clear ISIS from a 50-mile long border zone in northern Syria.

 

“The technical talks have been concluded [Sunday], and soon we will start this operation, comprehensive operations, against Daesh [Islamic State],” Cavusoglu told the news agency.

 

He added that regional allies including Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Qatar as well as France and Britain may also take part.

 

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