On Thursday 25 August, the chair of the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee, Elmar Brok (EPP, Germany), and the head of the Parliament's report on Turkey, Kati Piri (S&D, Netherlands), gave their backing to the Turkish operation in Syria.
"We welcome the fact that Turkey is taking measures against Islamic State. This is in the common interest", Brok said at a press conference with Piri following their trip to Turkey, as quoted by Turkish media. He said that the he also...