Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Turkey pledges to block foreign fighters from crossing into Syria

Foreign fighters joining ranks of Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq show threat to Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday.

He pledged to prevent crossings of jihadists through Turkey into war-torn neighboring country.


"Foreign fighters are threat to all countries. Turkey will not allow foreign fighters cross through its territory," Davutoglu said at a joint press conference with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron after their talks in the Turkish capital of Ankara.


"Those foreign fighters are threat to us with their existence," he said, adding that those militants also "cast shadow to Syrian people's cause."

No IS leader has crossed through the Turkish territory and Turkey is ready to provide all sort of intelligence information on this issue, said Davutoglu.

Cameron, for his part, reaffirmed that the IS was threat to his country too.
"We will consider all kinds of measures together. We ordered our intelligence services to work together," Cameron said elaborating on cooperation between Turkey and Britain against the recruitment of the IS from British citizens.

 Sources: Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
10/12/14
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  1. Egyptians wishing to travel to Turkey or Iraq are now required to get security approval from passport control authorities....

    General Aiman Hamed, chief of the media bureau for the interior ministry told Ahram Online that the decision came earlier this week during “exceptional timing" for the region.

    Hamed mentioned that the decision only affects travelers between 18 and 40 years of age.

    The new decision does not affect Libya, which has only recently stipulated that Egyptians acquire a visa to cross the border after decades of unrestricted border movement.

    Turkey is currently the easiest border to cross into northern Syria through the crossings of Gaziantep and Bab Al-Hawa. Cities in northern Syria, particularly Raqqah and large parts of Aleppo have fallen under the control of the Islamic State organisation, escalating instability in the restless country.

    IS has took over Mosul city in Iraq last June without a significant resistance from Iraqi forces. Battles are also ongoing in Iraq, especially around Beiji oil refinery in Saladin province and in Anbar........................http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/117617/Egypt/Politics-/Security-approval-required-for-Egyptian-travellers.aspx
    10/12/14

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