Clapper: Turkey military purge harming fight against Daesh

Turkey's purge of its military after a failed coup attempt is hindering cooperation in the US-led fight against Daesh, James Clapper, the U.S. director of national intelligence, said on Thursday, according to the Daily Mail.

The purge has swept aside many Turkish officers who dealt with the United States and landed some of them in jail, Clapper and head of U.S. Central Command General Joseph Votel said while both were speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado.

Nearly 1,700 Turkish military personnel received dishonorable discharges over their alleged role in the July 15-16 putsch, including around 40 percent of Turkey's admirals and generals.

Around a third of Turkey's roughly 360 generals were detained, and more than 100 of them have already been charged pending trial.

Source: MENA