Turkey’s air-force carried out attacks on Islamic State targets in Syria for the first time on Friday, as well as militant camps of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, reports Reuters.
Turkish President Tayyip Ergogen promised further decisive action against Islamic State militants and Kurdish militants.
The attacks came after discussions over combating Islamic State militants took place wit the US Secretary of State John Kerry in past weeks. Fridays military strikes were followed up by a telephone conversation between Mr Erdogan and US President Barack Obama.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Erdogan said,
“In our phone call with Obama, we reiterated our determination in the struggle against the separatist organisation and the Islamic State militants.”
The US State Department spokesperson Mark Toner, said the agreement with Turkey was part of an ongoing dialogue over many months on how to defeat and dismantle Islamic State militants in the region.