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Turkey Expands Control in Syria, Facilitates Iranian Arms Smuggling via Iraq Border

Turkey is deepening its control over Syrian border regions and allowing Iranian arms smuggling via pro-Turkish Syrian factions, according to Kurdish sources and human rights groups.

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What happened

  1. 01Turkey is expanding control over strategic Syria-Turkey border areas since 2016.
  2. 02Pro-Turkish Syrian factions in the new Syrian army facilitate Iranian arms smuggling via Iraq.
  3. 03Kurdish groups accuse Ankara of turning parts of Syria into a de facto Turkish province.
  4. 04A former Kurdish military official provided US intelligence on these activities.
  5. 05The US has reportedly not responded to Kurdish warnings about arms smuggling.
  6. 06Turkey's influence is growing through loyal Syrian factions under President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
Translated and summarized by baba from Behadrei Haredim, the latest report. Read Behadrei Haredim’s original

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