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| Berlin drafts 8 locations for airbase after Turkey bars German lawmakers from visiting Incirlik |
| 2017-05-18 |
| [RT] Germany is considering eight locations where it could relocate aircraft supporting its mission 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.... if ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... continues to block German politicians from visiting troops at the Incirlik airbase, Berlin’s defense minister has confirmed. Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that a team is currently in Jordan to assess a site for Germany's Tornado reconnaissance jets and a refueling plane, AP reported. Cyprus is also being considered, according to the minister, who said her office has drafted a list of eight possible locations. Earlier this week, Turkey blocked a scheduled visit by German politicians to some 270 troops serving in the campaign against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIS) at Incirlik airbase. The visit was scheduled for Tuesday. The move came after Germany granted asylum to soldiers whom Turkey believes were involved in last year's failed coup attempt. |
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