Erdogan wants to support Trump for Raqqa offensive

istanbul - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes that Turkey-supported troops should take the lead in the attack on IS Raqqa. He will try to convince his American colleague Donald Trump.

It is the Turkish government's thorn that, in the struggle against Islamic State in Syria, the US is working intensively with the YPG, a predominantly Kurdish militia. Turkey sees an extension of the prohibited PKK movement in the organization.

'Why do we ask terrorist organizations for help?', Erdogan asked for a conference in Istanbul on Friday. 'Turkey, coalition forces led by the United States and the Free Syrian Army can eradicate IS together. That's not hard for us. 'The Turkish President said he intends to submit the proposal to Trump.