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Turkey Sees 'No Problem' in Joining US in Liberation of Raqqa, Syria

© AFP 2023 / ADEM ALTANTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following the National Security Council and cabinet meetings at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 20, 2016
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following the National Security Council and cabinet meetings at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 20, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara sees no problem in accepting Washington's proposal for a joint operation to free the Syrian city Raqqa from Daesh.

A US fighter, who is fighting alongside with Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), carries his national flag as he stands with SDF fighters in northern province of Raqqa, Syria May 27, 2016 - Sputnik International
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ANKARA (Sputnik) — Ankara sees no problem in accepting Washington's proposal for a joint operation to free the Syrian city Raqqa from Daesh (ISIL/ISIS), Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

"Raqqa is an important center for Daesh… [US President Barack ] Obama particularly wants to do something together [with us] about Raqqa. We have told him that this is not a problem for us… What can be done there will become more concrete after talks," Erdogan told reporters, as quoted by the newspaper Hurriyet.

Erdogan added that Turkey must show that it was present in the region and had no option of taking a step back on Syria and countering terrorism.

The city of Raqqa is the de facto capital of Daesh's self-proclaimed caliphate and their largest stronghold in Syria. It has been under the control of the jihadists since August 2014.

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