Ankara’s decision in recent days to open the Incirlik airbase to U.S. jets was reportedly described as a “game changer” by one U.S. official in the battle against IS. Incirlik is located 110 kilometers from the Syrian border, meaning U.S. jets could reach their targets much faster than from the locations they've been using.
Anti-IS forces mainly operate from Bahrain, Jordan and aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf.
For months, Ankara resisted Washington’s calls to open Incirlik because of differences over fighting the Jihadists and the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the use of the base would be within an agreed framework.
State Department spokesman John Kirby said Incirlik could be used as part of its continuing support to Syrian Kurdish militia belonging to the PYD in its fight against the Islamic State.
But Kirby’s Turkish counterpart, Tanju Bilgic, said supporting the Kurdish militia was not part of the agreement.......................http://www.voanews.com/content/us-turkey-differ-over-how-to-fight-is-from-turkish-air-base/2886887.html
30/7/15
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