Until now Ankara has declined a role in the international coalition, which has frustrated the West.
But admitting that Turkey "can’t stay out" of the counteroffensive, Erdogan also warned that airstrikes wouldn't be enough to "finish off" the militants, hinting that ground forces could be mobilised.
"We will hold talks with our institutions this week and th…
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More than 120 Muslim Scholars Release Open Letter To Islamic State Meticulously Blasting Its Ideology http://t.co/uGyIrIOVm0
— Magnus Ranstorp (@MagnusRanstorp) September 29, 2014
.@vicarofbaghdad "The Islamic State are now within 10km of entering Baghdad.. As I said all the military air strikes are doing nothing.."
— Archbishop Cranmer (@His_Grace) September 29, 2014
U.S.-led airstrikes hit Islamic State group across four provinces in northern, eastern Syria: http://t.co/IVaW0JToJZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 29, 2014
Former Islamic State militant: foreign fighters "rip up their passports" on joining the group http://t.co/sEGmpDJXjX pic.twitter.com/jdCtYnxA2k
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 29, 2014
#Raqqa - Sky of the city last night & the anti-aircraft fires from the AAG of #IslamicState targeting the aircrafts pic.twitter.com/znrGBLcBhz
— المهاجر شاهين زمان (@Shazire_Shazam) September 29, 2014
US-led Coalition air raids targeted al-Zarqawi military camp, in the Village of Ibatin in the province of Raqqa #IS #Syria
— uygar aktaş (@uygaraktas) September 29, 2014
Turkey Edges Towards Joining Anti-ISIS Coalition, But Insists on No-Fly Zone http://t.co/9FlvhB5AYw
— CNSNews.com (@cnsnews) September 29, 2014
‘Their fight is our fight’: Kurds rush from across Turkey to defend Kobani http://t.co/jbVCBARVKa
— joseph dana (@ibnezra) September 29, 2014
ISIS firefight caught on CNN camera http://t.co/tuSEtvSEse
— nala (@CAllstadt) September 29, 2014
Another shell. My god, center #Kobane is getting pounded by #ISIS from eastern side. No sign of any coalition planes or strikes.
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) September 28, 2014
Raqqa # https://twitter.com/search?q=raqqa&src=tyahal-Raqqa province: coalition warplanes bombarded Ein al-Arous school near Tal Abyad , which is an ISIS HQ, and... http://t.co/IQTHeTSAbl
— Syrian Observatory (@syriahr) September 29, 2014