Islamic State group: Turkey and US 'ready to invade capital'
7 September 2016
From the section Middle East
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested he and the US are ready to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) from its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa.
Mr Erdogan said US President Barack Obama floated the idea of joint action against the militants when they met at the G20 summit in China.
He said Turkey would have "no problem" with such action.
Last month Turkey launched an operation inside Syria, targeting both IS and Kurdish rebels.
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