Turkey has been in a heightened state of alert since launching a “synchronised war on terror” last month, which included air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria and the opening of its air bases to U.S.-led coalition forces.
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In late July, a powerful explosion occurred in the Turkish city of Suruc on the border with Syria. He calls on the people of Turkey to “rise up and fight” against the infidels, crusaders and those “taghuts” – idolaters of false gods – who trick people into becoming the slaves of the crusaders.
The Pentagon also sent support equipment to Incirlik to strengthen the fight against ISIL militants. Turkey has long been accused of overlooking and even condoning Islamic State fighters and arms that passed through Turkey’s porous border with Syria.
Also criticizing the Turkish government, Bayancuk said the Gülen movement, inspired by the Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, was being unfair towards members of ISIL and al-Qaeda and was instigating arbitrary detainments through its alleged contacts in law enforcement and judicial circles.
“Yesterday’s air strikes, following its other recent market bombingsand attacks on medical facilities, demonstrate the regime’s disregard for human life”, State Department spokesman John Kirby said.
Fighting was raging on Monday between ISIL and a loose coalition of Syrian rebels in villages near the towns of Azaz and Marea in the northern province of Aleppo, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Aleppo reported.
The villages lie along the rebels’ supply line from Turkey, which is a major backer of Syria’s opposition. But security experts say the jihadists will be re-evaluating that understanding as air strikes from Turkish bases begin to take their toll.
“It happened yesterday, and in his appeal the Caliphate urges Turkish citizens to “revolt against President Erdogan” who in the militants” footage referred to as “Satan” and is charged that he “sold Turkey to Kurdish rebels and the United States“. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said around 700 Turks have joined the group but Western diplomats say the figure could be far higher.
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Western governments are now focusing on countering ISIS’ online propaganda, which includes videos, an English-language magazine, and social media accounts extolling the benefits of living in ISIS territory.
