The U.S. will send the Army's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rocket launcher system to Turkey in order to help the NATO ally deal with the threat from the Islamic State along its border, Reuters reports. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters that the U.S. would deploy the system to the southeast of the country in May. Turkey has complained to coalition allies about the uptick in rocket attacks along its border from motorcycle-borne Islamic State fighters.
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