Turkey, US discuss next phase in anti-ISIL fight after Paris attacks - Daily News

The leaders of Turkey and the United States have discussed the next phase in their joint fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in a meeting that came just a day after bloody terrorist attacks in France.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Barack Obama held a one-hour talk early on Nov. 15 on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit taking place in Antalya with the participation of the two sides’ foreign ministers, Turkey’s Feridun Sinirlioğlu and the U.S.’ John Kerry.

“We are confronted with a collective effort that has been engaged in terrorism,” Erdoğan said as he listed the attacks committed by ISIL in different parts of the world, namely in Suruç, Diyarbakır, Ankara and most recently in Paris. “This act of terror is not only against the people of France but against all peoples of the world,” he added.

Erdoğan also mentioned Obama as my “valuable friend.” 

Obama: Turkey strong partner
Obama, for his part, first thanked Turkey and the people of Turkey for their hospitality in hosting the G-20 in “beautiful” Antalya.

Although the G-20 summits traditionally deal with global economic issues, this summit will ultimately focus on the developments related to the bloody Paris attacks, the U.S. president said, reiterating his government’s solidarity with the France in hunting down the perpetrators of this acts.

“As was true with the terrible attacks that took place in Ankara, the killing of innocent people based on a twisted ideology is an attack not just on France, not just on Turkey, but it’s an attack on the civilized world,” Obama said, adding that Turkey had been a “strong partner” with the U.S.-led coalition in going after ISIL in Syria and Iraq.- Read More at hurriyetdailynews

Turkey, US discuss next phase in anti-ISIL fight after Paris ... More

Obama, Erdoğan discuss ISIL after Paris attacks at G-20 - More

World leaders vow to fight ISIL as G-20 seeks common Syria strategy