MIDEAST-CRISIS/TURKEY-AIR BASE UPDATE Turkish F16 jets take off from Incirlik air base

Record ID: 103591

  • Title: MIDEAST-CRISIS/TURKEY-AIR BASE UPDATE Turkish F16 jets take off from Incirlik air base
  • Date: 10th August 2015
  • Summary: ADANA, TURKEY (AUGUST 10, 2015) (REUTERS) TURKISH F-16 JET FLYING OVER INCIRLIK AIR BASE ANOTHER TURKISH JET TAKING OFF VIEW OF THE BASE TURKISH JET FLYING OVER THE BASE HELICOPTER LANDING JET FLYING VARIOUS OF HELICOPTER TAXIING ON TARMAC TURKISH WAR JET ON TARMAC VIEW OF THE BASE VARIOUS OF TURKISH WAR JETS TAXIING ON TARMAC CARGO PLANE LANDING VIEW OF THE BASE CARGO PLANE TAXIING ON TARMAC
  • Embargoed: 25th August 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Turkey
  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA4YUNW8LEA6WWM3BF1NZJHZQFW
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Turkish jets were flying over Incirlik air base on Monday (August 10), a day after the United States sent six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to the base.
    Ankara agreed last month to allow American planes to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants from the base.
    The Pentagon said in a statement the "small detachment" was from the 31st Fighter Wing based at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Support equipment was also sent but no details were provided.
    The ability to fly manned bombing raids out of Incirlik, a major base used by both U.S. and Turkish forces, against targets in nearby Syria could be a big advantage. Such flights have had to fly mainly from the Gulf.
    Turkey's decision last month to allow use of the base follows long-time reluctance by Ankara to become engaged in the fight against Islamist militants.
    Turkey has faced increasing insecurity along its 900-km (560-mile) border with Syria, with fears the conflict could spill onto Turkish soil and worsen relations with its Kurdish minority.
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