Islamic State Forbids Turkish Meat Products As Turkey Escalates Involvement In Conflict
By Eben Blake @ebenblake on July 24 2015 9:31 AM EDT
The Islamic State group declared that meat products from Turkey are "haram" in the first issue of an online magazine published by the jihadist group Thursday. The militants' declaration that Islamic law forbids Turkish meat products came as Turkey has escalated its involvement in the fight against the miltant group, bombing strategic positions in Syria for the first time early Friday morning.
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