Erdogan: Turkey to take action on Syria border if it receives no help

Erdogan: Turkey to take action on Syria border if it receives no help
Turkey will act alone to deal with attacks on the town of Kilis near the Syrian border if it receives no outside help, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, in a sign of Ankara’s growing frustration with rocket fire from ISIS-held territory.

"We will overcome the Islamic State. We will solve that issue ourselves if we don’t receive help to prevent those rockets from hitting Kilis," Erdogan told a meeting in Istanbul in comments broadcast live on television, Reuters reported.

"We knocked on all doors for a safe zone at our southern border. But no one wants to take that step. If the world fails to agree on decisive action against terrorist organisations, the world will no longer be a safe place," he said.

But Turkish officials say Ankara needs more help from the coalition in protecting the border, citing the difficulty of hitting mobile targets with howitzers, MIA reported.

Turkish concern over possible ISIS attacks deeper inside its territory has also increased. Police issued a nationwide warning for Thursday’s national holiday, with military facilities seen as prime targets.

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