Erdogan: Turkey and US 'ready to invade' Isis capital

[muriel_volestrangler]

The President of Turkey has said that Turkish troops are ready to work with the US to push further into Isis territory and take on the group in its Syrian capital, Raqqa.

Speaking to media on Tuesday, Recip Erdogan said that US President Barack Obama suggested the possibility of joint military action against the terror organisation during last weekend's G20 meeting in China.

“Obama wants to do some things together concerning Raqqa in particular,” Erdogan told reporters, referring to Isis' de facto capital.

Erdogan said Turkey would have “no problem” with the possibility. The US State Department has not commented on the remarks.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/erdogan-turkey-president-turkey-and-us-ready-to-invade-isis-capital-raqqa-a7230411.html

[Renew Deal]

1. Loose lips sink ships

Everyone suspects he's an ISIS sympathizer

[Duckhunter935]

2. He was

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. I wonder if he was waiting to see if they'd weaken the Kurds

That didn't seem to be happening, but after the failure of the coup, he now feels confident enough in the support of the army to order them to attack ISIS and the Kurds in Syria. He just sees ISIS as another player to be used where useful, or attacked if that makes him look good in the eyes of the US.