Turkish army will not be directly involved in Raqqa op: Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Y ld r m speaks during a rally in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Feb 18, / AA Photo Turkish Prime Minister Binali Y ld r m said Feb. 18 that Turkish armed forces would not be directly involved in an operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant bastion in Raqqa, but rather give tactical support. “We will not be directly inside an operation [on Raqqa], we will provide tactical support, of course if we agree in principle,” state-run Anadolu Agency quoted Y ld r m as saying on Feb. 18 in Germany, where he is to attend the Munich Security Conference.