1.0Defense Newshttps://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenewsmigrationhttps://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/author/migration/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hMwPgNscA9"><a href="https://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/home/2015/07/25/turkey-now-in-war-against-isis/">Turkey Now In War Against ISIS</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/home/2015/07/25/turkey-now-in-war-against-isis/embed/#?secret=hMwPgNscA9" width="600" height="338" title="“Turkey Now In War Against ISIS” — Defense News" data-secret="hMwPgNscA9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635734202134523785-gettyimages-481877330jpg.jpg?w=600600400ANKARA—Turkey has reluctantly plunged into the allied fight against the radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) after it decided to allow US warplanes to use two critical air bases on its soil and engaged in first direct combat against the Sal