Turkey to do whateveris necessary in anti-ISIL coalition, Erdoğan says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has given the clearest signal yet of Turkey's readiness to join a possible ground operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Hurriyet Daily News reports.

“Related countries are now planning a ground operation,” Erdoğan said, while mentioning Oct. 2 as the key date the Turkish Parliament is expected to vote on a new motion to expand the scope of motions authorizing the army to conduct cross-border operations into Iraq and Syria.

“We will protect our borders ourselves,” he added.