However, Kobane does not define the strategy for the coalition with regard to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the US secretary of state said in comments on Sunday.
Speaking at a conference in Cairo on the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip, Kerry said it would take time to bring a coalition fully together to confront ISIL, adding that the focus must first be on Iraq while degrading ISIL in Syria.
"Kobane does not define the strategy for the coalition in respect to Daesh [ISIL in Arabic]. Kobane is one community and it is a tragedy what is happening there. And we do not diminish that," Kerry said.
"But we have said from day one that it is going to take a period of time to bring the coalition thoroughly to the table to rebuild some of the morale and capacity of the Iraqi army. And to begin the focus of where we ought to be focusing first which is in Iraq. That is the current strategy."
Kurdish forces defending Kobane at the border with Turkey urged a US-led coalition to escalate air strikes on ISIL fighters.
Kerry said more than 60 partners have committed to joining the US effort to defeat ISIL, which has declared a caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria it controls.
In another development, US defence officials told the Associated Press news agency that Turkey had agreed to let US and coalition forces use its bases, including Incirlik airbase, which is within 160km of the Syrian border, for operations against the ISIL in Syria and Iraq................http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/kerry-saving-kobane-not-part-strategy-2014101223481559892.html
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Turkey 'agrees to US air base use' ....
ReplyDeleteTurkey has agreed to let the US use its military bases in the campaign against Islamic State militants, US National Security Adviser Susan Rice says.
Ms Rice said the US welcomed the new agreement, which included use of the Incirlik air base in Turkey's south.
The US is leading air strikes against IS, which has seized large parts of Iraq and Syria in recent months.
Turkey shares a border with both countries, but has so far ruled out any ground operation of its own.
Speaking to US broadcaster NBC, Ms Rice said Turkey had recently agreed to let the US use Turkish bases and territory "to train moderate Syrian opposition forces" and "engage in activities inside of Iraq and Syria".
"That's the new commitment, and one that we very much welcome," she added...................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29591916
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La Turquie autorise les USA à utiliser ses bases pour lutter contre l'EI...
ReplyDeleteLa Turquie a autorisé les Etats-Unis à utiliser ses bases aériennes, en particulier la grande base d'Incirlik, dans le sud, pour lutter contre le groupe terroriste organisation Etat islamique (EI), a déclaré dimanche un responsable américain de la Défense.
"Les détails de l'utilisation (des bases turques pour la lutte contre l'EI, ndlr) sont toujours en cours d'élaboration", a ajouté ce responsable, parlant sous le couvert de l'anonymat.
L'armée de l'air américaine utilise depuis longtemps la base d'Incirlik, située dans le sud de la Turquie, et environ 1500 de ses hommes y sont stationnés.
Mais jusqu'à présent, les avions américains employés pour les bombardements contre l'EI décollent des bases aériennes d'Al-Dhafra aux Emirats arabes unis, d'Ali al-Salem au Koweït et d'Al-Udeid au Qatar, où se trouve également le centre opérationnel aérien américain pour 20 pays de la région (CAOC)....................http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_la-turquie-autorise-les-usa-a-utiliser-ses-bases-pour-lutter-contre-l-ei?id=8376721
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Turkey has not reached a new agreement to let the United States use its Incirlik air base in the fight against Islamic State militants, and talks are continuing on the subject, sources at the Turkish prime minister's office said on Monday....
ReplyDeleteTurkey had reached an agreement with Washington on the training of Syrian rebels, the sources told reporters, without saying who would train the insurgents or where.
The comments come after U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Turkey had agreed to let forces from a U.S.-led military coalition use its bases for activities inside Iraq and Syria and to train moderate Syrian rebels...............http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/middle-east-updates/1.620446
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Ankara nie avoir accepté d'ouvrir ses bases aériennes à la coalition anti-EI....
DeleteContrairement à ce qui a été annoncé par Washington, la Turquie affirme qu'elle n'a pas donné son feu vert aux Américains pour utiliser ses bases aériennes afin de lutter contre les jihadistes de l'organisation de l'État islamique.
Frustrés par les hésitations d'Ankara, qui tarde à s’impliquer significativement dans le combat contre l'organisation de l'État islamique (EI), Washington pensait avoir obtenu gain de cause sur un point précis. Mauvaise nouvelle pour les Américains, une source gouvernementale turque a annoncé à l'AFP, lundi 13 octobre, qu'il n'existait aucun "nouvel accord" avec Washington, autorisant l'accès de ses installations aux avions de la coalition anti-EI...........http://www.france24.com/fr/20141013-turquie-bases-aeriennes-etats-unis-kurdes-kobane-ankara-ei-jihadistes/
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