Moscow has
submitted data on Turkey’s illegal arms and military hardware
supply to Islamic State in Syria to the UN Security Council. Supplies
are supervised by the Turkish intelligence service, Russian UN envoy
Vitaly Churkin said as cited by Russian media.
"The
main supplier of weapons and military equipment to ISIL fighters is
Turkey, which is doing so through non-governmental organizations.
Work in this area is overseen by the National Intelligence
Organization of Turkey," Churkin wrote. According to the
envoy, transportation "mainly involves vehicles, including as
part of humanitarian aid convoys."
The letter
mentioned several NGOs – funded from Turkish and foreign sources –
which sent different cargo, including military equipment, to Syria
last year.
“The
Besar foundation [President — D. Sanli] is most actively engaged in
pursuing these objectives and, in 2015, formed around 50 convoys to
the Turkmen areas of Bayirbucak and Kiziltepe [260km north of
Damascus],” Churkin stressed, adding that the Iyilikder
Foundation and the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms were also
involved.
The
deliveries are performed through various checkpoints on the
Turkish-Syrian border as well as waterways, particularly the
Euphrates River, the letter said.
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