Turkey ready for anti-IS strikes: Pentagon

Turkey is now ready to fully participate in coalition strikes against the Islamic State group and may do so within days, the Pentagon has said.
Department of Defense spokesman Peter Cook also said yesterday that Washington has "no indication" the Turkish government had tipped off an Al-Qaeda affiliate group to help them go after US-trained Syrian rebels, as alleged in one report citing rebel figures.
The agreement with Turkey will incorporate Turkish planes into the "air tasking order" - or ATO - to ensure Turkish operations do not interfere with the operations of the coalition of countries targeting the IS group.

"US and Turkey have finalised technical details for Turkey's full inclusion in counter ISIL coalition operations. This includes full integration into the coalition air tasking order," Cook said.
"It could take a few days [to put] these technical arrangements into place at the operational level. We believe that Turkey is committed to fully participating as soon as possible.