US F-16 fighters head for Turkey to battle IS

Описание: (9 Aug 2015) A "small detachment" of American F-16 fighter jets and some 300 personnel were deployed to Turkey on Sunday, according to a statement by the U.S. European Command.
The aircraft and supporting staff left Aviano Air Base in Italy, heading for Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, to take part in Operation Inherent Resolve, according to the statement.
Operation Inherent Resolve is the Pentagon's name for the U.S.-led operation against Islamic State group militants in Iraq and Syria.
Turkey carried out airstrikes against IS targets in Syria last month following a suicide bombing that killed 32 people and the killing of a Turkish soldier by IS militants, and agreed to allow the U.S. to use the strategically-located Incirlik base.
The moves ended months of reluctance by Turkey, giving it a more active role in the U.S.-led coalition against the extremist group.
Last week, U.S. armed drones taking off from Incirlik struck IS positions, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said an "extensive" fight against the extremists would soon begin.

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