Turkey Restricts Airspace at Base Used in Strikes Against ISIS

Jul 18, 2016, 10:52 AM

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The United States-led military coalition fighting Islamic State militants resumed operations at a key Turkish base used for airstrikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, ending a shutdown resulting from airspace restrictions imposed in aftermath of a failed and bloody military coup attempt on Friday night.

Pentagon Press secretary Peter Cook said in a tweet that air operations had resumed "after close coordination with our Turkish allies.