US sends 70 trucks of arms to PKK/PYD terrorists in Syria

The U.S. on Saturday has sent 70 trucks of weapons to PYD terrorists, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s Syrian affiliate, in the northern Syrian province of Hasakah through Iraq, under the pretext of fighting Daesh terrorists.

The convoy, which included weapons and military reinforcements, entered PKK-occupied Syrian territories during the early morning hours on Saturday as it crossed from Iraq through the Simelka border crossing.

The PKK/PYD launched an operation on Saturday morning to seize the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ez-zor from Daesh.

The trucks, which arrived to their final destination in Syria’s Hasakah, were carrying loads that were partially covered with tarpaulin, however, the edges of military vehicles could be seen from underneath.

Twenty-one military vehicles could be seen loaded on top of the trucks. Also part of the convoy were fuel tanks and other reinforcements that were partially covered.

Back in early August, trucks were sent to PKK terrorists in northern Raqqa, which included weapons, high-capacity armored Hummer trucks, used by the U.S. military, in addition to 4x4 Jeeps and excavators.

In recent months, the U.S. has stepped up its support for PKK terrorists in Syria by sending hundreds of weapon trucks across the border from Iraq.

Turkey has repeatedly objected to U.S. arms being sent to the PYD, due to its links to the terrorist organization the PKK.

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), mostly comprised of PYD terrorists, launched an operation on June 4, to recapture Daesh-held Raqqa.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States.

The PKK has been conducting armed violence in the southeastern part of Turkey since 1984. More than 40,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the three-decade long conflict.