U.S. Deploys 300 Personnel And 6 F-16s To Incirlik Air Base In Turkey To Join The War Against The Islamic State

Wall Street Journal: U.S. Deploys F-16s to Base in Turkey to Expand Campaign Against Islamic State

Air Force has sent six F-16s and about 300 military personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey.

The U.S. Air Force has deployed a small detachment of F-16 fighter aircraft to a base in Turkey as part of a deal with Ankara to step up strikes on Islamic State targets in northern Syria, the Pentagon said.

The detachment, which arrived at Incirlik Air Base, includes six F-16 “Fighting Falcons,” support equipment and about 300 military personnel, the Pentagon said on Sunday.

The aircraft sent to Turkey are normally based at Aviano Air Base in Italy.

Last week, as part of an agreement reached with Ankara in July, the U.S. military launched its first airstrikes against Islamic State from Incirlik Air Base, using drones.

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