Turkish FM says Ankara, allies are planning operations to clear border of IS

Published November 18, 2015

Turkey's foreign minister says the country and its allies are planning operations to clear a stretch of Turkey's border with Syria of Islamic State militants.

Feridun Sinirlioglu told the state-run Anadolu Agency late Tuesday that Turkey would not to allow the IS group to remain a threat to Turkey's borders.

Sinirlioglu said: "When the plans are complete our operations (against IS) will intensify. You will see this in the coming days."

The IS group controls a 98-kilometer (60 mile) portion of Syria's border with Turkey, allowing the group to smuggle in fighters, arms and equipment.

Turkey has taken a more active role in the fight against IS in the past year, joining airstrikes against the group in Syria and allowing U.S. warplanes to use its bases.

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