Report: US, Turkey Close To An Agreement On Joint Military Missions Against The Islamic State

US, Turkey Reportedly Close To Agreement On Joint Mission Against ISIS -- FOX News

The U.S. and Turkey are close to an agreement on a joint military action against the Islamic State militant group in northern Syria, according to a published report.

The Wall Street Journal, citing officials from both countries, reported that the proposed deal would allow the U.S. and its coalition partners access to Turkish air bases to use as launch points for air strikes. The agreement would also provide for a protected zone along part of the Syria-Turkey border that would be off limits to Syrian government aircraft and provide protection for moderate Syrian rebels and refugees fleeing the country's bloody, three-year-long civil war.

Turkey has already agreed to allow 2,000 moderate Syrian rebels to be trained on its own soil, and has sent members of its special forces to northern Iraq to train Kurdish Peshmerga fighters.

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Update #1: U.S., Turkey Narrow Differences on Islamic State Fight -- WSJ
Update #2: U.S. close to deal with Turkey over Islamic State mission: WSJ -- Reuters

My Comment: I have always been deeply skeptical on Turkey's intentions and goals when it comes to Syria .... and this report of an agreement to permit U.S. war planes to use bases in Turkey to launch airstrikes against .... let me put it this way .... I have to see it to believe it.