Saudi Arabia: Aircraft To Be Sent To Turkey's Incirlik Air Base

February 13, 2016 | 14:02 GMT

Saudi Arabia will send aircraft to Turkey's Incirlik air base for the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Feb. 13, Reuters reported. Saudi Arabia has resumed its participation in airstrikes against Islamic State in recent weeks. Saudi Arabia this month also offered to send ground forces to fight theIslamic State. Major powers agreed in Munich on Feb. 12 to a cease-fire in Syria, but Russia pressed on with bombing in support of President Bashar al Assad, who promised to fight on until he regained full control of Syria.