Turkey Will Allow U.S. Warplanes To Bomb Islamic State Positions From A Key Turkish base

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet approaches the tarmac of Incirlik airbase in the southern Turkish city of Adana July 4, 2012. Reuters/Umit Bektas

New York Times: Turkey to Allow Use of Key Air Base for U.S. Warplanes to Bomb ISIS

AMMAN, Jordan — The United States and Turkey have reached an agreement in which manned and unmanned American warplanes will carry out airstrikes against the Islamic State from Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, near the Syrian border, Obama administration officials said Thursday.

The agreement, described by one senior administration official as a “game changer,” came after months of negotiations that culminated on Wednesday with a phone call between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Obama, another administration official said.

The development came as Turkish forces were reported to have engaged in the first direct combat with Islamic State forces on the Syrian side of the border.

WNU Editor: This permission is a recognition from Turkey that the wars in Syria and Iraq are now spilling into their country, and that they better do something about it .... Turkish army returns fire on Islamic State after soldier killed (Sydney Morning Herald)

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