Turkish prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu , announced on 14 January that the country’s security forces had begun a major operation against ISIS in retaliation for the deadly suicide bomb attack in Istanbul on 12 January . PKK said that 200 ISIS fighters had been killed in attacks that had struck at two of the group’s known positions, although these claims have not been verified. Turkey has previously been accused of failing to do enough to target ISIS. Davutoglu was however keen to show his country’s fresh commitment, and announced that: “We will press ahead with our determined struggle until the Daesh terrorist organization leaves Turkey ’s borders, and until it loses its ability to continue with its acts that soil our sacred religion, Islam .” In reality however, it is unclear whether Turkey can be involved in conflict on two of its borders; ISIS forces are stretched as they continue a campaign against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party ( the Kurdistan Workers’ Party ), which has escalated in recent months .
Turkish prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, announced on 14 January that the country’s security forces had begun a major operation against ISIS in retaliation for the deadly suicide bomb attack in Istanbul on 12 January. Davutoglu said that 200 ISIS fighters had been killed in attacks that had struck at more than 500 of the group’s known positions, although these claims have not been verified. Turkey has previously been accused of failing to do enough to target ISIS. Davutoglu was however keen to show his country’s fresh commitment, and announced that: “We will press ahead with our determined struggle until the Daesh terrorist organization leaves Turkey’s borders, and until it loses its ability to continue with its acts that soil our sacred religion, Islam.” In reality however, it is unclear whether Turkey can be involved in conflict on two of its borders; Turkish forces are stretched as they continue a campaign against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has escalated in recent months.