Saudi Arabia confirms will send deployment to Turkey base

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CAIRO: Asian country confirmed late on Sabbatum it might send craft to Nato-member Turkey's Incirlik base of operations for the fight against the militant Moslem State (IS) cluster.

Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri told pan-Arab Al Arabiya tv that the dominion was committed to stepping up the fighting against IS which the move was a part of those efforts.

Saudi Arabia has resumed its participation in air strikes against IS in recent weeks and us Defence Secretary Ash Carter on Th welcome its commitment to expand its role.

Turkish minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the Yeni Safak newspaper on Sabbatum that Saudi had meted out inspections at the base of operations in preparation to causation craft.



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