Turkey will continue to assess whether or not to take part in an international military operation to retake Mosul from Daesh, Defense Minister ?smet Y?lmaz said on Monday
Turkey is part of the collation against ISIL and “has started to make concrete contribution,” Y?lmaz told reporters, amid speculation about the planned operation to force the jihadists out of Mosul.
“We’ll carry out the evaluation for further contribution in due course, based on our national interests. Ultimately we’ll fulfill our responsibility as a coalition member,” he was quoted by local media as saying.
Y?lmaz said Turkey was “ready to fulfill its responsibilities if others do so too,” adding that he would be traveling to Iraq on March 4 to visit both Baghdad and Arbil.
The exiled governor of Mosul, Atheel al Nujaifi, said on Sunday that Ankara will take part in the offensive aiming to retake Mosul from Daesh.