Ankara, coalition agree Turkish jets to join Mosul operation: minister

[WorldNews]

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Turkish jets will continue to take part in the air operation backing Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga to retake Iraq's second city of Mosul from jihadists after the defence minister said late Tuesday Ankara had agreed a deal with its coalition partners. "We have agreed with coalition forces for our air forces to take part in the Mosul operation," Fikri Isik was quoted as saying by the official Anadolu agency. "Without Turkey, it is impossible to make decisions on the future of Mosul," he added during a visit to Rome.

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