Turkey to take action on border town if it receives no help - Erdogan

Record ID: 103221

  • Title: Turkey to take action on border town if it receives no help - Erdogan
  • Date: 17th May 2016
  • Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MAY 17, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** OFFICIAL INTRODUCING TURKISH PRESIDENT, TAYYIP ERDOGAN, WHO WALKS UP TO THE PODIUM AUDIENCE LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT, TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING: "We will solve that issue ourselves if we don't receive help to prevent those rockets from hitting Kilis. However, we cannot afford to cure wounds on conscience of humanity by our own in front of this hypocrisy. We cannot deal with the terrorist attack which will be globalised in the future. We are fulfilling our warning mission today." OFFICIALS FROM COUNTRIES ATTENDING OIC MEETING LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT, TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING: "Is it possible to predict which terrorist organisation whom the neighbour of Kilis will be adjacent to which western countries? We already started preparations to solve the problems in Kilis. On the one hand we are taking security measures to make the town safer, on the other hand we are trying to solve the problems of the residents and local businesses." AUDIENCE LISTENING ERDOGAN SHAKING HANDS WITH OFFICIALS
  • Embargoed: 1st June 2016 15:22
  • Keywords: Turkey Syria Islamic State cross-border rocket attacks President Tayyip Erdogan
  • Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • City: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014I75OW7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Turkey will take it upon itself to deal with attacks on the border town of Kilis if it receives no outside help, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday (May 17), in a sign Ankara may be willing to act against Islamic State on its own.
    "We will solve that issue ourselves if we don't receive help to prevent those rockets from hitting Kilis," Erdogan told an international group of ministers attending an OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) meeting in Istanbul.
    Kilis, which is just across the border from an Islamic State-controlled area of Syria, has come under frequent rocket fire in recent weeks. Turkish officials say Ankara needs more help from the U.S.-led coalition in protecting its border.
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