Turkish aircraft after the incident with the Su-24 combat sorties suspended in Syria – Kommersant

Turkish Air Force since the incident with the Russian Su-24 bombers suspended sorties to attack the positions of Russia banned terrorist group “Islamic State” (IG) in Syria. According to Reuters co referring to US officials, the United States is not called upon Ankara to step up participation in a joint coalition operations. The US believes that the pause in the actions of the Turkish aircraft in Syria is necessary in the period of “aggravation of Russian-Turkish relations.” One of the interlocutors the agency confirmed that the Turkish planes did not participate in the coalition sorties against the IG group in Syria since the November 24 incident.

Turkish officials did not comment on this information, but argued that as long as the aircraft was shot down by a Russian, “for them, nothing has changed.” The Pentagon has also refrained from official comments, although his representatives stressed in recent days that the incident with the Russian aircraft did not affect the overall progress of military air operations against the IG in Syria and Iraq.

Recall, December 3, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) met with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu. The talks – the first Turkish Air Force after the attack on the Russian Su-24 – showed that differences remain and talk about overcoming the crisis is not necessary. And while all of the key participants in the meeting of the OSCE spoke of the need to strengthen the coordination of the fight against terrorism, to achieve this is still not easy.

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