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| U.S. drone hits Syria in first lethal strike launched from Turkey |
| 2015-08-06 |
| [EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] The United States has conducted its first drone strike into northern Syria from a base in ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... , the Pentagon said on Wednesday, ahead of what Ankara said would soon be a "comprehensive battle" against Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... A front man in Washington said the raid by an unmanned drone was launched on Monday from the Incirlik air base near the southern city of Adana in Turkey, a U.S. ally with the second largest armed forces in NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... . Preparations were underway for strikes inside Syria by manned U.S. warplanes. Until recently, only reconnaissance drones flew missions from Incirlik. But Turkey formally agreed to open its air bases to U.S. and coalition strike aircraft last month, a major policy change after years of reluctance to take a frontline role against the Islamist fighters pressing on its borders. Ankara and Washington have been working on plans to provide air cover for a group of U.S.-trained Syrian rebels and jointly sweep Islamic State from a strip of territory stretching about 80 km (50 miles) along the Turkish frontier. "As part of our agreement with the U.S. we have made progress regarding the opening up of our bases, particularly Incirlik," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu earlier told state broadcaster TRT, referring to a major air base near the southern city of Adana. "We're seeing that manned and unmanned American planes are arriving and soon we will launch a comprehensive battle against Islamic State all together," he said during a trip to Malaysia. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem was quoted by state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? on Wednesday as saying Syria supported efforts to combat Islamic State provided they were coordinated with Damascus. "For us in Syria there is no moderate opposition and immoderate opposition. Whoever carries weapons against the state is a terrorist," he was quoted as saying during a visit to ally Iran, adding Damascus had been informed about the presence of the U.S.-trained rebels. "The United States contacted us before they sent in this group and said they are fighting against Daesh (Islamic State) and not the Syrian army at all," he said. "We said we support any effort to combat Daesh in coordination and consultation with the Syrian government, otherwise it will be a breach of Syrian illusory sovereignty. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 All US drone attacks will have to be approved by their Turkish masters. |
| Posted by: Clomp Omagum5939 2015-08-06 10:29 |