US president backs Turkish right to defend itself in wake of shooting down of Russian jet but calls for unity in fighting jihadi militantsBarack Obama led calls on Tuesday for Turkey and Russia to terminate their dispute over the downing of a Russian fighter jet and focus instead on the genuine enemy – Islamic State jihadis.“I want to be very clear: Turkey is a Nato ally. The US supports Turkish rights to defend itself and its airspace and its territory,” Obama said after meeting his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, or in Paris.
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Source: theguardian.com