US-Turkey agree on training moderate Syrian forces - Rudaw
Rudaw · Kurdish · rudaw.net
- Arabic title
- الولايات المتحدة وتركيا تتفقان على تدريب قوات سورية معتدلة - روداو
- English title
- US-Turkey agree on training moderate Syrian forces - Rudaw
- Published
- UTC
- Topic
- Displacement, Education
From the text
WASHINGTON DC – US and Turkish officials said they have reached an initial agreement to train moderate Syrian opposition fighters and are expected to sign the pact in the coming days. “As we have announced before, Turkey has agreed to be one of the regional hosts for the train-and-equip program for moderate Syrian opposition forces. We expect to conclude and sign the agreement with Turkey soon," US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters Tuesday. Turkey, which is seen as the main backer of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), confirmed the agreement on training and equipping the Syrian fo…source ↗