Erdogan Accuses US of Delivering Arms to “Kurdish Fighters” in Northern Syria

ISTANBUL, (ST)- President of the Turkish regime Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revealed that The United States delivered this week more armaments to the “Kurdish fighter” in northern Syria.

 Erdogan’s remarks ignore the partnership between Turkey and the United States in providing all forms of support to the terrorist organizations they call “moderate opposition” in Syria.

 The Turkish regime has flagrantly violated Syria’s sovereignty by attacking the Syrian villages of Jarablus and al-Ra’i under a cover by the US-led coalition warplanes claiming it was fighting ISIS terrorist organization.

Over the past five years, Turkey facilitated the infiltration of tens of thousands of terrorists and mercenaries into the Syrian territories and provided them with financial and logistic support plus shelter at the Syrian borders.

Last December, the Russian Defense Ministry unveiled photos showing ISIS trucks smuggling stolen Syrian oil to Turkey in the light of an agreement between ISIS on the one hand and Erdogan and his son Bilal on the other in exchange for arms. The incident constituted a blatant violation of Security Council resolution 2253 which bans illicit trafficking of oil and antiquities and prohibits funding and arming terrorists and facilitating their infiltration into Syria.

In remarks broadcast by the Turkish TV, Erdogan said “three days ago, American planes dropped arms to Kurdish fighters in Ein al-Arab city.”  He added that part of these arms were captured by ISIS terrorists.

Erdogan pointed out that he could not understand the US support for the Kurdish forces which are considered “terrorist groups” by the Turkish authorities.

Leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu has stressed that Erdogan’s regime provided “ISIS”, “Jabhat al-Nusra” and other terrorist organizations with all forms of support and protection from the beginning of the crisis in Syria. Some other Turkish parties criticized Erdogan’s oppressive policies and close link with terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq.  

Hamda Mustafa