--- description: Turkey’s Foreign Minister said that Washington and Ankara have agreed on a plan to flush out ISIS extremists from the Turkey-Syria border. title: 'Comprehensive' U.S.-Turkish Strikes Against ISIS Expected image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt229ea7810bc8e8ba/698860b30b72e3258a6e583c/mevlut-cavusoglu-turkey.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The U.S. and Turkey Will Soon Launch 'Comprehensive' Operations Against ISIS ## Video: Why So Many Foreign Fighters Join ISIS [Watch (HLS stream): Why So Many Foreign Fighters Join ISIS](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xvTQSd5R.m3u8) (2:58)  _Published 2014-09-05. A growing number of foreigners is joining the Islamic militant group - but why?_ by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2015 4:13 AM CUT  Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu answers a question during an interview in Ankara on Aug. 24, 2015 Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu answers a question during an interview in Ankara on Aug. 24, 2015Umit Bektas—Reuters by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2015 4:13 AM CUT Turkey’s Foreign Minister said [Monday](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/24/us-mideast-crisis-turkey-idUSKCN0QT17D20150824 "undefined") that Washington and Ankara have agreed on a plan to flush out ISIS extremists from the Turkey-Syria border. In an interview with Reuters, Mevlut Cavusoglu said the two nations would soon launch “comprehensive” air operations to clear ISIS from a 50-mile long border zone in northern Syria. “The technical talks have been concluded \[Sunday\], and soon we will start this operation, comprehensive operations, against Daesh \[Islamic State\],” Cavusoglu told the news agency. He added that regional allies including Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Qatar as well as France and Britain may also take part. Reuters reports that the joint operations include providing air cover for moderate Syrian rebels and aim to create an ISIS-free “safe zone” along the border with Turkey. ISIS has been using the border to transport supplies and foreign fighters into Syria. U.S. and Turkish aircraft would use military air bases in Turkey to launch strikes against ISIS, Reuters says. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/24/us-mideast-crisis-turkey-idUSKCN0QT17D20150824 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4009340/turkey-us-isis-air-operations-syria/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4009340/turkey-us-isis-air-operations-syria/"},"headline":"The U.S. and Turkey Will Soon Launch 'Comprehensive' Operations Against ISIS","datePublished":"2015-08-25T04:13:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:24:30.887Z","description":"The joint operations include providing air cover for moderate Syrian rebels","url":"https://time.com/4009340/turkey-us-isis-air-operations-syria/","keywords":["Foreign Policy","Washington","ISIS","Turkey","conflict","National Security","Ankara"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt229ea7810bc8e8ba/698860b30b72e3258a6e583c/mevlut-cavusoglu-turkey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt229ea7810bc8e8ba/698860b30b72e3258a6e583c/mevlut-cavusoglu-turkey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu answers a question during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, August 24, 2015.","caption":"Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu answers a question during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, August 24, 2015.","creditText":"Umit Bektas—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4009340/turkey-us-isis-air-operations-syria/","name":"The U.S. and Turkey Will Soon Launch 'Comprehensive' Operations Against ISIS"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Why So Many Foreign Fighters Join ISIS","description":"A growing number of foreigners is joining the Islamic militant group - but why?","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/xvTQSd5R/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-09-05T19:18:34.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xvTQSd5R.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4009340/turkey-us-isis-air-operations-syria/","duration":"PT2M58S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4009340/turkey-us-isis-air-operations-syria/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```