U.S. Withdraws Its F-15s From Turkey After Deploying Them To Incirlik Air Base Only Last Month

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WSJ: U.S. Withdraws 12 Fighter Jets From Turkey

Officials say deployments were always intended to be short-term

The U.S. military announced Wednesday it was withdrawing a dozen fighter jets from Turkey, a day after the U.S. Secretary of Defense visited the country to discuss how to bolster international efforts against Islamic State.

The F-15 aircraft will move from Turkey back to their base in Britain, U.S. European Command said Wednesday.

Six F-15e Strike Eagles were deployed to Turkey on Nov. 13 to conduct strikes in Syria and Iraq against Islamic State. In addition, on Nov. 6, six F-15c Eagles, an air-to-air interceptor, were relocated to Turkey’s Incirlik air base, to help bolster the country’s defenses.

Military officials said the deployments of the F-15s were always supposed to be short-term. Defense officials said other ground attack planes would shortly be sent to Turkey.

WNU Editor: Everyone is giving their reasons on why this U.S. withdrawal is happening now .... What’s Behind Washington Pulling 12 Fighter Jets From Turkish Base? (Sputnik).

Update: More signs on growing differences between the U.S. and Turkey .... US Says Turkey Must Pull Unauthorized Forces From Iraq (AP)

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