TO vows to continue fight against terrorism

Istanbul, September 13: TO top commanders vowed to continue their fight against terrorism of any kind as they wrapped up a close-door meeting here on Saturday. “Terrorism poses direct threats to TO and intertiol stability. It will remain the threats in the foreseeable future,” TO military committee chairman Petr Pavel said. Turkish chief of general staff Hulusi Akar said: “these new risks force us to be decisive as never before. We brought our airbases into service, we are battling with any kind of terrorism with strong determition.” However, both generals withheld any detail information of military actions against the Islamic State (IS), Xinhua news agency reported. Petr Pavel said TO’s 28 member states are against any kind of threats and will respond to challenges in both eastern and southern flanks, keeping all countries safe. (IANS)