Turkey: Reports of building military bases and developing F-16 fighter aircraft in Syria

Or it is likely to build two military bases in Syria and develop press fighter aircraft , says the Turkish pro-government newspaper Turkiye today (03.02.20205) , citing anonymous sources of information. In particular, the report states that “Turkey and the signing of an agreement on defence assistance , according to which Ankara will offer assistance to Syria if Damascus faces a sudden threat.” Based on what Turkiye supports, it is also predicted that Turkish armed forces will train the Syrian army and its pilots and Turkey will create two military bases in Syria. A total of 50 Turkish F-16-type fighter aircraft will grow on these bases until the Syrian Air Force’s “revival”, “in order to prevent any attack that may be directed against the country’s sovereignty,” writes Turkiye. According to the Turkish newspaper, the new government in Damascus has asked Turkey to provide it with drones, radars and electronic warfare systems to monitor borders with Israel. CORVERSE It is noted that the Israeli army has already built a temporary base on Mount Hermon, the neutral zone of the Golan Heights, at the border with Syria. Turkish drones for Syria The Turkish newspaper also writes, citing a representative of the Syrian defence ministry, that the first delivery of these drones could be made very soon. It is recalled that Ahmed al-Sara, Syria’s interim president, will visit Ankara tomorrow (04.02.2020), on the second official visit abroad after Saudi Arabia. Turkey supports the new Syrian leadership under Ahmed al-Sara and declares ready to participate in the reconstruction of the country. It also seeks to cooperate with Damascus’s new leadership on the issue of Kurdish forces that have a large extent under their control in northeastern Syria.