King Salman backs Turkey’s war against Daesh

JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday condemned the recent terror attack in the Turkish town of Suruc, in a telephonic conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan called the king to discuss the Turkish military operation against Daesh. King Salman said terrorist organizations were working to destabilize the region’s security and supported Turkey’s right to protect its people.
NATO also strongly backed Turkey’s fight against Daesh terrorists in Syria at emergency talks on Tuesday.
The rare meeting held at Turkey’s request came as Erdogan said he could not continue negotiations with the Kurds amid attacks on Turkish targets.
“All allies expressed their strong support for Turkey and we all stand together in solidarity with Turkey. We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks,” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said after the meeting of the alliance’s ambassadors in Brussels.
Stoltenberg said Turkey had not asked for military help — the alliance’s only Muslim member has the second largest armed forces in NATO after the US — and he welcomed its increased effort against Daesh. Erdogan insisted Ankara would press its attacks to the full and said he considered peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) dead in the
water.