Turkey says will soon launch ‘complete battle’ against ISIS

Officials said that so far, none of the drones had launched airstrikes, but they may begin soon.

This stealth was castigated by Council of Foreign Relations analyst Micah Zenko, in an August. 3 blog posting shortly after the news first broke that Obama had decided to authorize air strikes to defend the U.S.-trained rebels from any and all attackers including, should that situation arise, Assad’s forces.

One of the most powerful insurgent groups in northern Syria, Nusra Front has a record of crushing rebel groups that have received support from Western states, including the Hazzm movement that collapsed earlier this year.

While the US hopes that the air campaign will help to make the Turkish border harder to cross and stem the flow of militants wanting to join up with the terrorist organization, the new drone missions sees an escalation in the US’ unmanned aircraft programme.

The Syrian government has so far refrained from commenting on Turkish strikes inside Syrian territory, but Syria’s main political opposition group, which is backed by Ankara, welcomed Turkey’s move.

According to media reports some 30 US fighter jets are due to arrive at the facility in the next days in order to take part in the operation.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem was quoted by state television on Wednesday as saying Syria supported efforts to combat Islamic State provided they were coordinated with Damascus.

Turkish warplanes have also conducted attacks against targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.

“In reality, we have got no worldwide guarantees to protect our fighters or to protect the 30th Division”, Ammar Wawi said.

The two top diplomats met at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on the sidelines of a regional security gathering.

The Turkish minister also told reporters that once the “effective” fight has begun, the ground would become safer for moderate opposition forces fighting ISIL.

The strike is the first since Turkey opened up use of Incirlik for armed sorties into Syria, and strikes are expected to be regular from here out.

Tehran, which has stood by Assad through more than four years of civil war, said it would present the United Nations with its own peace plan for Syria. Sending less than sixty men into the bloody chaos of Syria could only have value as a propaganda exercise, an effort to impress other Syrian rebel forces and spread the good word about America’s value as an ally.

Cavusoglu said that Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will arrive in Ankara next week for talks on the conflict.

The United States believes that at least five Syrian rebels who were trained by the U.S. military have been captured by suspected members of Syria’s al Qaeda affiliate, Nusra Front, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.