Turkey affirms support for US-led coalition against IS

Turkey would do whatever needs to be done as a part of the international coalition against IS, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday during an interview with American talk show host, Charlie Rose.

"Turkey had a big fight against al-Qaeda for a long time. Our struggle against ISIL will also be the same. We are very firm in this," he said.

Erdogan praised Turkey's national intelligence service MIT who conducted Saturday's rescue of 46 Turkish diplomats held hostage by