Turkey, U.S. to soon launch air operations against IS

Turkey and the U.S. are also about to finalize an agreement on the technical details for Turkey’s inclusion in counter-Daesh air campaign.

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

In a video obtained by the Sunday Times, Begum said she has spent the past 10 months based in the town of al-Bab in northern Syria, where she taught English to the children of foreign fighters.

‘At the moment (who will govern Syria) is not part of our consideration, our consideration is quite squarely on Iraq, on the defence of Iraq and hopefully peace and future prosperity of that country, ‘ he said. Ankara says it is conducting a “synchronised war on terror”.

Cavusoglu said Turkey’s military operations against PKK targets in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey, where Ankara has been carrying out air strikes over the past month, would continue until the group laid down its weapons. An estimated 30,000 foreigners are believed to be fighting alongside the Sunni militant group, media reports said, citing U.S. intelligence.

About 100 Germans have died fighting within the ranks of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) since 2012, according to the country’s interior minister.

The Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front said late last month it had detained some of a first group of less than 60 rebels, weeks after they were deployed, and warned others to abandon the program, highlighting their vulnerability.

The comments come a week after US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Turkey could do more in the coalition to counter ISIL.

“We must ask Iran to associate itself with the resolution of crises that are devastating the region”, Hollande said.

“Now we are training and equipping the moderate (Syrian) opposition together with the United States, and we will also start our fight against Daesh very effectively soon”, Cavusoglu said.