Alwaght- Convoys of trucks carrying cargo and weapons for terrorists in Syria cross into the war-torn country from Turkey on a daily basis, Russian Defense Ministry has revealed.
"Practically round-the-clock from the territory of the Republic of Turkey, the convoys of large trucks are going across the border with supplies and weapons, which are moving exclusively to the areas, which are controlled by the terrorist groups Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar Ash-Sham," chief of the Russian Center for reconciliation between the warring parties in Syria Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko told reporters on Friday. Meanwhile Al-Nusra Front terrorists in Syria have pitched their camps right next to the border and receive regular supplies from the Turkish side, Syrian Kurdish forces told RT’s Lizzie Phelan, who traveled with YPG to investigate suspicious activity there.
An RT crew has filmed a number of vehicles coming through the Bab al-Salam crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border, on the outskirts of the northern town of Azaz, which is partially controlled by Al-Nusra, according to reports.
“We can actually see here the important border town of Azaz, that Turkey is determined to prevent YPG from taking. Just a little beyond that you can see the Bab al-Salam border crossing and a heavy flow of vehicles coming from Turkey into Azaz,” the RT correspondent said, reporting from the Turkey-Syria border, an area that TV crews rarely gain access to.
Turkey says its direct strikes against the Kurdish YPG are justified due to its links with the Turkish-based militant group the PKK, which Turkey has recently resumed its war against at home.
The rebel fighters on the ground say they are certain Turkey is providing assistance to ISIS, Al-Qaeda and al-Nusra Front terrorists.
Turkey has also been accused on numerous occasions of being involved in illegal oil trade with ISIS. Russia has released pictures and videos showing the movement of oil tankers from ISIS-held areas in Syria toward Turkey.