美國F16戰機首次從土耳其發動空襲

The United States says it has begun flying manned missions from a Turkish air base to deliver air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria.

美國說，已經開始從一個土耳其空軍基地執行鍼對敘利亞境內伊斯蘭國目標的有人駕駛空襲使命。

The Pentagon released a statement late Wednesday saying the F-16 air strikes began earlier that day, launched from Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey.

五角大樓星期三晚間發表聲明說，F16戰機星期三早些時候從土耳其南部因瑟利克空軍基地起飛執行空襲任務。

The coalition began flying unmanned missions from the base earlier this month.

本月早些時候，聯軍開始從因瑟利克空軍基地發動無人機空襲。

Turkey agreed last month to let U.S. forces use the Incirlik air base near Turkey's southern border with Syria.

土耳其上月同意美國軍隊使用位於土耳其南部毗鄰敘利亞的因瑟利克空軍基地。

Officials have described the plan as an effort to create an "Islamic State-free zone" stretching about 100 kilometers in length in northern Syria. It would not include a no-fly zone in the region, despite longstanding demands by the Turkish government for one.

有關官員說，這一行動方案的目標是在敘利亞北部建立一個長約100公里的“無伊斯蘭國區”。儘管土耳其政府長期以來一直要求在該地區設立一個禁飛區，但該方案並未納入這一內容。