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U.S. to make military deployments in Turkey 'unaccompanied' tours: sources
Source: Reuters
World | Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:17pm EDT
U.S. to make military deployments in Turkey 'unaccompanied' tours: sources
The United States is moving toward permanently banning families from accompanying U.S. military and civilian personnel in Turkey, reflecting worsening security conditions there, two U.S. defense sources said on Wednesday.
The Obama administration in March ordered the families of U.S. military and diplomatic personnel to leave Incirlik air base, which has been used heavily in the fight against Islamic State militants, and other parts of southern Turkey. At the time, it said the move was not permanent.
The move affected about 670 dependents of U.S. military personnel in southern Turkey, while 100 others in Istanbul and Ankara were allowed to stay.
Now, military officials plan to designate deployments by all U.S. military and civilian personnel to Incirlik base in Adana and other sites in Turkey as "unaccompanied" tours, the sources told Reuters. The move was under consideration before Tuesday's suicide bomb attacks at Istanbul's main airport, which killed at least 41 people and wounded 239 others, the sources said.
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U.S. to make military deployments in Turkey 'unaccompanied' tours: sources
The United States is moving toward permanently banning families from accompanying U.S. military and civilian personnel in Turkey, reflecting worsening security conditions there, two U.S. defense sources said on Wednesday.
The Obama administration in March ordered the families of U.S. military and diplomatic personnel to leave Incirlik air base, which has been used heavily in the fight against Islamic State militants, and other parts of southern Turkey. At the time, it said the move was not permanent.
The move affected about 670 dependents of U.S. military personnel in southern Turkey, while 100 others in Istanbul and Ankara were allowed to stay.
Now, military officials plan to designate deployments by all U.S. military and civilian personnel to Incirlik base in Adana and other sites in Turkey as "unaccompanied" tours, the sources told Reuters. The move was under consideration before Tuesday's suicide bomb attacks at Istanbul's main airport, which killed at least 41 people and wounded 239 others, the sources said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-turkey-security-idUSKCN0ZF29X
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