German weapon in the hands of factions belonging to Turkey .. "Commander" exposes and Berlin tense!
ARK News: Press reports talked about the possibility that Ankara had supplied its loyalists in Syria with German tanks, the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel had to break its silence and comment, where the government said it had no information on whether Turkey handed over the German "Leopard" tanks to followers Rebels in Syria.
In detail, the German government announced that it had no information on the announcement of Turkey's delivery of German "Leopard" tanks to groups in Syria.
"Of course we are very interested in sticking to the rules of arms export in these cases as well," said Ulrike Demer, deputy spokesman for the German government in Berlin.
The story began when the German newspaper "Bild" talked about the possibility of delivery of these tanks from the Turkish side to groups in Syria.
The newspaper said that during the attack in Kurdistan Syria, Turkey used German tanks "Leopard 2" also in support of armed factions loyal to it, a video released by a group fighting with Ankara in early November showed Turkish troops advancing against SDF forces in Syrian Kurdistan near the village of Bab al-Khair.
At that time, the Leopard 2 tank also appeared, and DPA said it was exported to Turkey.
A spokesman for an armed group Hamza Bayraqdar said that Turkey had supplied his troops with weapons and heavy equipment, adding: "Turkey has given us three armored vehicles and a tanker of soldiers."
"The same spokesman revealed that the forces of the so-called Syrian National Army had trained in Leopard 2, but Youssef f Hamoud, a spokesman for those forces so-called (Syrian National Army), denied that," The tanks belong only to Turkish forces. "
US military officials have seen live footage of a drone, showing Syrian-backed Syrian militias targeting civilians during their attack on SDF in Syrian Kurdistan.
Video footage was included in an internal report compiled by US State Department officials, who said the attacks could amount to potential war crimes, citing US officials that the videos show four documented cases of war crimes committed by Turkish-backed forces.
The tapes are direct evidence of war crimes committed by state-backed militias that are NATO allies.
Amnesty International has also accused Turkish forces and their pro-Syrian factions of committing "war crimes" in their offensive against SDF in Syrian Kurdistan.
"Turkish forces and the coalition of armed groups supported by them have shown a disgraceful disregard for the lives of civilians, through serious violations and war crimes, including summary killings and attacks that killed and injured civilians," Amnesty said in a report.
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