MESOP : NEW STATEMENTS EVERY DAY – Turkey and U.S. Joint Plan for Syria Confirmed by Pentagon
After the White House denied earlier this week that the United States and Turkey had agreed on a plan for joint Turkish and U.S. strikes on Syria, the Pentagon confirmed that an arrangement has been reached. “It could take a few days to put these technical arrangements into place at the operational level,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook told reporters. The plan will integrate Turkish airstrikes into the U.S.-led air campaign but it is unclear how it addresses Turkey’s proposal for a safe zone in Syrian territory. Full Txt http://www.wsj.com/articles/turkey-to-join-coalitions-airstrikes-against-isis-1440535062?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2AMideast%20Brief