1 | WASHINGTON (AP) " Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday called on Turkey to "do more" to assist the U.S.-led international coalition fighting the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. |
2 | Carter told a Pentagon news conference that the U.S. appreciates Turkey's recent decision to permit U.S. warplanes to fly combat missions out of Turkish air bases. |
3 | "That's important, but it's not enough," he said. |
4 | As a fellow NATO member and a neighbor to the conflict in Syria and Iraq, Turkey must tighten control of its borders, Carter said, adding that IS has managed to move supplies and fighters across those borders. |
5 | "We're looking for them to do more in that regard," he said. |
6 | He said the Turks are discussing the specifics of joining the international air campaign led by the United States. |