Turkish authorities have warned that they are ready for a ground operation in Iraq.
Turkish armed forces pull together in the village of Silopi in şırnak province on the border with Iraqi tanks and other military equipment.
This is with reference to the local media Interfax-Ukraine.
While earlier, the Turkish foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that does not rule out in Iraq a full-fledged ground operation against militants of the terrorist organization Islamic state.
“If there is a threat to Turkey, we will use all means, including the possibility of a ground operation to eliminate this threat,” he said.