埃爾多安稱土耳其擊斃三千伊斯蘭國激進分子大綱

Turkish forces have killed 3,000 Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, insisting no other country has matched its efforts against the extremists.

In an address Wednesday to Balkan nations' military chiefs, Erdogan denounced those who accused Turkey of supporting the Islamic State group. "There have been those who have ... been vile by showing Turkey as a country that helps Daesh," he said, using another name for the extremist group.

NATO member Turkey reluctantly joined the U.S.-led, anti-IS coalition and has faced criticism that it's not doing enough to protect its borders from fighters moving into Europe. But Turkey says it needs more help from Western allies, particularly near the Syrian border where Turkish territory has been targeted by rocket fire.土耳其總統埃爾多安表示，土耳其軍隊在敘利亞和伊拉克打死了3000名伊斯蘭國組織的激進分子。他堅稱沒有任何國家能夠與土耳其打擊極端分子的努力相提並論。

埃爾多安星期三在對巴爾幹國家軍事指揮官的一次演講中對那些指責土耳其支持伊斯蘭國組織的人提出譴責。他說：“有些人一直卑鄙地把土耳其說成是幫助伊斯蘭國組織的國家。”

作爲北約成員，土耳其很不情願地加入了美國領導的打擊伊斯蘭國的同盟，它被指責沒有采取足夠行動阻止伊斯蘭國組織的武裝人員透過其邊界進入歐洲。但是，土耳其說，它需要西方同盟國提供更多支持，特別是在敘利亞邊界附近，那裏一直是火箭彈襲擊的目標。