Turkey says wants to be part of Raqa operation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Ankara wanted to work with its allies to capture the Islamic State bastion of Raqa in Syria, but without the involvement of Syrian Kurdish militia."If our allies are really sincere, we tell them: We will act with you so long as we cleanse Raqa from Daesh and give it back to its original owners," Erdogan said at an Istanbul airport before leaving for Pakistan.Daesh is an acronym for the Islamic State (IS) group.