Turkey accused the United States of supplying the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party in northern Syria with shoulder-mounted Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems.
A source in the Turkish Ministry of Defense stated in a press statement today, Thursday, that Washington sent Avenger Stinger air defense missile systems to its bases in Syria and handed them over to the terrorist organization PKK/YPG “under the pretext of fighting against the terrorist ISIS.”
The Turkish Defense Ministry renewed its call for Washington to stop supporting terrorist organizations, according to the source, who confirmed that Turkey expects the United States to “end all aid and support it provides to the terrorist organization, and to understand that it is not possible to fight against a terrorist organization in cooperation with another terrorist organization,” calling for “providing sincere support to Turkey in its battle against terrorism, / According to the source / .
Source: National Iraqi News Agency