The boys will be home for Christmas.

It appears that the Tough Turks are entering the war on terrorism, as agreed in the UNSC.



Turkey’s Elite Force Stages Raid Against Islamic State Fighters in Syria



Turkey?s Elite Force Stages Raid Against Islamic State Fighters in Syria - WSJ


"By
Dion Nissenbaum

Updated May 10, 2016 1:06 p.m. ET ISTANBUL—Turkey’s special military force carried out an unusual weekend operation against Islamic State fighters in Syria as part of a deepening campaign against the extremist group, U.S. officials said on Tuesday."




Turkey throws down the gauntlet at Russia


M K Bhadrakumar ? Indian Punchline

"Turkey may have begun poking at the Russian bear in its lair in Syria. Last weekend, a contingent of Turkish special forces crossed into Syria for what appears to have been a limited operation to test the Russian reflexes. It’s unclear whether Russian intelligence spotted it but decided to do nothing, or whether it knew nothing about it until the media reports appeared."


Turkey may take unilateral action against ISIL in Syria


Turkey may take unilateral action against ISIL in Syria - MIDEAST

"President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sent a strong signal regarding his country’s readiness to take unilateral action against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) following a series of attacks by the group on the border province of Kilis.

“While our citizens are being martyred every day by rockets fired from the other side, what will we wait for from the allies,” Erdoğan said at an event called “Domestic and National Will in Turkish Political History.” “If so, we will pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.”"

Is it a job for the Belgians to undertake, on behalf of the "crusader coalition"?