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US deploying six F-16s to Turkey for IS fight: NATO mission

Published: 09 Aug 2015 - 05:40 pm | Last Updated: 11 Jan 2022 - 08:02 pm

The US is sending half a dozen F-16 warplanes to Turkey to help operations against the Islamic State group, NATO says.

 

BRUSSELS: The United States is sending half a dozen F-16 warplanes to Turkey to help operations against the Islamic State group, the US mission to NATO said Sunday.

"Six US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons deploy to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to support the fight against ISIL," it said, referring to a variant name for the jihadist group.

AFP

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