Turkey Categorically Denies Letting U.S. Use Their Air base Against ISIS

WASHINGTON — Turkish leaders on Monday denied they had struck an agreement with the United States over using their bases to bomb ISIS militants in Syria — an embarrassing diplomatic setback a day after US leaders touted the deal.
On Sunday, US defense officials said Turkey would allow the use of its bases — including the key southern one of Incirlik 100 miles from Syria’s border — in operations against the jihadists.
National Security Adviser Susan Rice also hailed an agreement to train moderate Syrian forces at Turkish facilities. “That’s a new commitment, and one that we very much welcome,” she said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
But Monday, Turkish officials rejected the US claims.
“There is no new agreement with the United States,” a Turkish official said. “Negotiations are continuing.”