President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L) and his US counterpart-to-be Donald Trump. Daily Sabah
Bloomberg: Turkey Moves Arms to Syria Border, Seeks Trump’s Backing in War
* President vows to move toward Manbij after al-Bab in Syria
* Erdogan urges U.S. to cooperate with Turkey instead of Kurds
Turkey’s military deployed tanks and guns on the Syrian border as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged joint action with the Trump administration against Islamic State in its de facto capital, Raqqa.
The deployment, including long-range guns and armored personnel carriers, followed Erdogan’s remark on Saturday that Turkish troops fighting to capture the jihadists’ stronghold of al-Bab in northwest Syria could move first to the town of Manbij and then to Raqqa. The artillery reinforcements were sent to the border towns of Oguzeli and Karkamis, north of Manbij, state-run Anadolu Agency reported Sunday.
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WNU Editor: Turkey has always been more focused on the Kurds .... not the Islamic State.
More News On Turkish President Erdogan Seeking President-Elect Trump's Support In The War Against The Islamic State
President Tayyip Erdoğan to ask Donald Trump to impose no-fly zone over Syria -- The Independent
Turkey beefs up forces on Syria border -- AFP
Turkey ‘will never allow’ creation of new state in northern Syria – Erdogan -- RT
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