Tag: Incirlik Air Base
Turkey Threatens to Close US Nuclear Bases over Senate’s Armenian Genocide Vote
Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, near Syria, is home to the US Air Force 39th Air Base Wing with its tactical nuclear weapons which include as many as 50 B61 nuclear bombs.
Analysis: VP Pence Visit to Center on US Thermonuclear Bombs Stored in Turkey
“We have Israel nearby, as almost neighbors," Erdogan said. "They scare [other countries] by possessing [nuclear weapons]. No one can touch them.”
A Beleaguered Erdogan Threatens to Pull Out of NATO
Turkey has already made its commitment to its NATO membership ambiguous.
Turkey Blocks Access to NATO Airbase
Some 7,000 police armed with rifles in heavy armored TOMA vehicles surrounded the Incirlik air base
Russian Jets Intimidating US Aircraft Over Syria
Russia is throwing its weight around in the Middle East and no one seems prepared to intervene.
US Says Turkey OK’d Use of its Bases for ISIS Fight, Turkey Says No
Turkey denies allowing US-led coalition forces to use its air base to launch strikes against ISIS.
