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US ‘willing’ to give Turkey ammo amid Ankara’s military standoff with Syrian army in Idlib
Washington is ready to supply NATO ally Turkey with ammunition amid mounting tensions in Idlib, where Ankara is in an open conflict with Syrian government forces.
The promise was made by US Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey, who visited Turkey's border province of Hatay on Tuesday.
“Turkey is a NATO ally” and mostly uses US-made military hardware, Jeffrey pointed out.
We're willing to provide – for example, the President [Donald Trump] mentioned this – ammunition.
The US “will make sure that that equipment is ready. As a NATO partner we share information intelligence... and we are going to ensure that they have what they need there."
According to the representative, Ankara’s plea for humanitarian assistance was also heard in Washington.
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