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US Make Move In Middle East by ladkud(m): 9:27pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
The United States has deployed a number of
attack aircraft to an airbase in southern Turkey,
a US military official says.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity,
told AFP on Tuesday that 12 A-10 ground-attack
planes arrived at Incirlik over the weekend.
They have already been scheduled to help the
US-led coalition fighting against Daesh (ISIL)
terrorists in Iraq and Syria, the official added.
The official claimed that the deployment had
"added capability" to the coalition's fight against
ISIL.
Known by soldiers on the ground as “Warthogs,”
A-10 is a tactical military aircraft that has a
primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater
precision than bombers.
The planes are heavily strengthened and designed
to withstand direct hits from armor-piercing
rounds.
"There's more significant risk than other aircraft
due to the flight path they typically fly," the
official said.
The United States has increased its militaristic
activities in the Middle East region after Russia
launched an air campaign last month against
terrorists wreaking havoc in Syria.
Russia has carried out scores of airstrikes
against terrorists there, killing hundreds of them.
Earlier this month, Russia fired 26 long-range
cruise missiles from its warships in the Caspian
Sea against terrorists in Syria.
Unnamed US officials have told The Associated
Press that Russia has directed parts of its military
campaign against US-backed terrorists and other
extremist groups in an effort to weaken them.
They say the CIA-trained militants are now under
Russian missile strikes with little prospect of
rescue by their American supporters.
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