Turkish lawmakers voted Thursday to authorize military force against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, joining a growing international coalition. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/02/world/meast/isis-air-strikes/index.html?hpt=ieu_c1
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Turkey approves military operations in Iraq, Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament approved a motion Thursday that gives the government new powers to launch military incursions into Syria and Iraq and to allow foreign forces to use its territory for possible operations against the Islamic State group. http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-considers-iraq-syria-incursions-070254660.html
Turkey approves military operations in Iraq, Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament approved a motion Thursday that gives the government new powers to launch military incursions into Syria and Iraq and to allow foreign forces to use its territory for possible operations against the Islamic State group. http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-considers-iraq-syria-incursions-070254660.html
Iraq military gets advanced Russian air defense, flame weapons
Russia continues to deliver weapons to Iraqi troops, who got their first batch of state-of-the-art close-range air defense complexes and multiple-launch heavy flame-blast systems to eliminate Islamic State militants. http://rt.com/news/192528-iraq-russia-air-defense/
Rocket attack kills 10 amid shaky ceasefire in Ukraine, military says
A rocket attack by pro-Russia rebels killed 10 civilians and injured 12 others in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, the Ukrainian military said. It was the latest report of violence amid a shaky ceasefire in the region. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/17/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=ieu_c2
Top U.S. military officer: U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS, if necessary
The Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman says he would recommend sending military advisers, already deployed to Iraq, into combat against ISIS if necessary. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/16/politics/isis-congress/index.html?hpt=imi_c2
Anti-IS Coalition Agrees Military Action Plan
The countries agree to support Iraq by “any means necessary” to smash Islamic State, which has murdered its way across Syria too. http://news.sky.com/story/1335906/anti-is-coalition-agrees-military-action-plan