On May 6, while speaking at the North Atlantic Mediterranean Council, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed his country was the only NATO member to fight the Islamic State group (IS, also known by its Arabic acronym, Daesh) on the ground in Syria. While Turkey has engaged in ground operations in Syria against IS and plays an important role in maintaining one of the last opposition enclaves in Idlib, Erodgan’s comments were misleading.
Polygraph: Erdogan claims Turkey only NATO-member country to fight IS in Syria
A member of the Russian military police and Syrian government forces patrol near the village al-Hamidia in the Syrian Golan Heights on Aug. 14, 2018.
