Thursday, July 25, 2019

Key US Base at Risk as Turkish-US Tensions Escalate | Voice of America - English

Key US Base at Risk as Turkish-US Tensions Escalate
By Dorian Jones
July 25, 2019 02:15 PM

ISTANBUL - With the United States mulling sanctions over Turkey's recent procurement of Russian missiles, Ankara is warning that America's use of a critical military air base could be at risk.

The U.S.'s decades-long use of Incirlik Air Base is seen as not only of vital military importance, but underscores the strategic relationship between the two NATO allies.

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