Carter meets with Turkish President on Iraqi sovereignty

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday discussed the need to increase military cooperation between the two countries in the campaign to defeat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Carter arrived Friday in Ankara, Turkey, where he met with Erdogan and other top Turkish political and defense officials. A U.S. […]

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday discussed the need to increase military cooperation between the two countries in the campaign to defeat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
Carter arrived Friday in Ankara, Turkey, where he met with Erdogan and other top Turkish political and defense officials.
A U.S. defense department statement said the leaders agreed to maintain frequent communication and close coordination to ensure that the coalition fighting the Islamic State terror group is dealt a “lasting defeat.”
Carter’s trip to Ankara comes as the U.S. is increasingly worried about tensions between Turkey and Iraq surrounding the campaign to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from IS fighters.