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U.S. given green light to use Incirlik Air Base for air strikes in Syria

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by alert5

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Obama during a telephone conversation that American forces are cleared to use Incirlik Air Base for bombing missions against Islamic State in Syria.

By TSGT KEVIN J. GRUENWALD, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Israel gave 16 surplus AH-1 helicopters to Jordan

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by alert5

According to Reuters, ex-Israeli AH-1 attack helicopters were transferred to Jordan to help the country fend off insurgent threats on the Syrian and Iraqi borders.

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