The supply of weapons will reportedly see the transfer of armored cars, drones, artillery, missiles and air-defense systems in the next several weeks, the officials said. Syria has reportedly elected to only use the equipment on its northern border to avoid further stoking the already tense relations with neighboring Israel.
The weapons shipments are said to be Turkey’s way of backing the Islamist regime of HTS, which has been accused of orchestrating genocides against Syria’s Druze community and consolidating power behind Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Israel struck many of Syria’s military assets after the fall of the Assad regime, leaving Damascus looking at newly formed allies to bolster its military strength. (Read More)
