The USA has urged Turkey to close the Turkish-Syrian border to prevent penetration of terrorists through it and smuggling of oil, CNN Turk TV channel reports with reference to the words of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The terrorist group "Islamic State" (IS) having communications with "Al-Qaeda", stirred up activity in Iraq and Syria several months ago. The border between Syria and Turkey is more than 900 kilometers long. Now, according to the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Numan Kurtulmush, fighters of IS are approximately 10 kilometers from the Turkish border.
The USA has urged Turkey to close the Turkish-Syrian border to prevent penetration of terrorists through it and smuggling of oil, CNN Turk TV channel reports with reference to the words of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
The terrorist group "Islamic State" (IS) having communications with "Al-Qaeda", stirred up activity in Iraq and Syria several months ago. The border between Syria and Turkey is more than 900 kilometers long. Now, according to the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Numan Kurtulmush, fighters of IS are approximately 10 kilometers from the Turkish border.