07.08.2015 - 09:34 [ Mail & Guardian ]

Iran, Turkey must work together to fight Isis: Rouhani

“A consolidation and expansion of ties between Tehran and Ankara is of paramount importance to us,” he said.

Nearly a year after a US-led coalition started air strikes against the Islamic State group, Ankara has launched a two-pronged offensive against the jihadists in Syria and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants based in northern Iraq.