"We need it to do more within its own territory, so it controls its border, which it has not done effectively since ISIL first arose," Carter told a hearing in Congress, using an acronym for the Islamic State.
"We would like them to operate more both in the air and on the ground. Most of the air operations are not directed at ISIL. They are directed at the PKK," he added, referring to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group.
jpost by Reuters
1/12/15
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- ......Carter named Turkey as one of the countries that needed to do more in the fight against ISIL, including tightening control of its border with Syria.
“We all must do more. Turkey must do more to control its often porous border,” Carter said, noting that Saudi Arabia and Gulf states had been “preoccupied by the conflict in Yemen.”
Earlier, U.S. President Barack Obama said Turkey had made some progress in sealing its border with Syria but that ISIL was still exploiting gaps to bring in foreign fighters and sell oil...
hurriyetdailynews.com
1/12/15
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US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that there is some progress in sealing the border between Turkey and Syria but there are still some "gaps" exploited by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants to bring in foreign fighters and sell oil.,,
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US Defense Secretary Ash Carter also named Turkey as one of the countries that needed to do more in the fight against ISIL, including tightening control of its border with Syria.
"We all must do more. Turkey must do more to control its often porous border," Carter told a congressional panel on Tuesday, noting that Saudi Arabia and Gulf states had been "preoccupied by the conflict in Yemen."
todayszaman.com by Reuters