Turkey

A Nato member and the most populous Islamic country in Europe, Turkey's hands have until recently been tied by the kidnapping of more than 40 Turks by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq. Following the freeing of those hostages last week, the Turkish government has it will consider both military or logistical support to US-led air strikes against the Islamic State in Syria. Turkey has already sent £1.5m in humanitarian aid to northern Iraq, and built a camp a refugee camp for 20,000 Iraqi Turcomen.