Turkey and US to provide air cover for Syrian militants (ISIS): Cavusoglu

‘Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says there is a principal agreement between his country and the United States over providing air protection for the militants operating inside Syria.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with English-language newspaper Daily Sabah on Monday, Cavusoglu said the militants currently being trained and equipped in the central Turkish city of Kirsehir under a joint Ankara-Washington program will receive air cover in Syria.

“They have to be supported via air. If you do not protect them or provide air support, what is the point?” he commented.’

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