Turks renew mandate for military ops in Syria, Iraq
The Turkish parliament voted in favor of a government resolution to renew a mandate allowing the military to conduct cross-border operations in neighboring Syria and Iraq. Turkey’s interim government voted in favor of the mandate together with two opposition parties. The mandate serves as a legal basis for Turkish airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq […]Burak Ege Bekdil writes for Defense News:
The Turkish parliament voted in favor of a government resolution to renew a mandate allowing the military to conduct cross-border operations in neighboring Syria and Iraq.
Turkey’s interim government voted in favor of the mandate together with two opposition parties. The mandate serves as a legal basis for Turkish airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the autonomy-seeking Kurdish militants belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The present mandate runs out in October. The mandate also authorizes the Turkish government to allow foreign troops to be based on Turkish soil.
