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Pentagon chief says Turkey could do more in fight against Islamic State

Published 22/01/2016, 17:12
© Reuters. US Defense Secretary Ash Carter reacts during a news conference at the French Defence Ministry in Paris

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Turkey could do more in the fight against Islamic State militants, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said on Friday.

"Turkey is a longtime friend of ours. It's a NATO ally. We're strongly in support of it. We stand with it in terms of defence of its own territory," Carter said at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

"But the reality is it shares a big border with Iraq and Syria, which border has been porous to foreign fighters going in both directions and I think the Turks could do more," Carter added.

© Reuters. US Defense Secretary Ash Carter reacts during a news conference at the French Defence Ministry in Paris

"I think the Turks can do more to fight ISIL. They are helping us fight ISIL by for example hosting our aircraft in Turkey, I'm grateful for that. But I think they can do more."

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