Turkey Overtly Supports ISIL to Oust Assad - Former State Dep't Advisor
Turkey has blatantly
provided material support to the Islamic State because they share an
ideological connection along with a common foe in Syrian President
Bashar Assad, former US Department of State senior advisor David
Phillips told Sputnik.
WASHINGTON(Sputnik) — On Wednesday, Russian Ambassador to France Alexander Orlov
said that Turkey has played an "ambiguous" role in the campaign
against the Islamic State while acting as an accomplice to the terrorist
group’s activities.
"Turkey’s role has not been ambiguous — it has
overtly supported the Islamic State," Phillips, currently Director
of Columbia University’s Peace-building and Rights Program, told Sputnik
on Wednesday. "It has provided logistical support, money, weapons,
transport and healthcare to wounded warriors."
overtly supported the Islamic State," Phillips, currently Director
of Columbia University’s Peace-building and Rights Program, told Sputnik
on Wednesday. "It has provided logistical support, money, weapons,
transport and healthcare to wounded warriors."
