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| Saudi Arabia 'sends troops and fighter jets to military base in Turkey' ahead of intervention against Isis in Syria | Saudi Arabia 'sends troops and fighter jets to military base in Turkey' ahead of intervention against Isis in Syria |
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| Saudi Arabia has reportedly sent troops and fighter jets to Turkey's Incirlik military base ahead of a possible ground invasion of Syria. | |
| The Turkish foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, confirmed the deployment on Saturday morning in a statement to the Yeni Şafak newspaper. | |
| “Saudi Arabia declared its determination against Daesh (the Arabic term for Isis) by saying that they were ready to send both jets and troops,” he said. | |
| “At every coalition meeting we have always emphasised the need for an extensive result-oriented strategy in the fight against the Daesh terrorist group. | |
| “If we have such a strategy, then Turkey and Saudi Arabia may launch an operation from the land.” | |
| He confirmed that planes and military personnel were being sent to Incirlik, in Adana near the Syrian border, but said numbers had not been confirmed. |