a minute agoUS, Turkey with joint patrols in Syria
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)US Defence Secretary Jim Matisse said today that equipment for joint patrols of Turkish and American troops in northern Syria has arrived at the military base in Turkey. “Training equipment landed at Indzirlik”, Matisse told reporters at the Pentagon, speaking of the strategic air base in southern Turkey, which [...]
The training equipment was lowered to Indzirlik”, Matisse told reporters at the Pentagon, speaking of the strategic air base in southern Turkey, which is exploited by American forces.
This announcement comes after a period of cooling relations between the two countries, as Turkey has asked the US to extradite cleric Fetullah Gtlen, who is accused by Turkey of standing behind the failed coup committed in July 2016. But, the US has rejected the possibility of Gylen being extradited to Turkey, until the Turkish state offers convincing evidence that religious cleric stands behind the coup.
Turkey has also accused the US of arming Kurds in Syria.
