Türkiye will provide the Syrian army with weapons, logistical support and training
August 15, 2025:
Turkey will provide armament systems and logistical support to Syria under a new military cooperation agreement signed on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, a source in the Turkish Defense Ministry told Reuters, adding that Ankara is ready to train the Syrian army to use equipment if necessary, according to what was reported by BTA.
As a member of NATO, Türkiye was among the most prominent external allies of Syria since the overthrow of President Bashar al -Assad last year. Ankara has pledged to support the training and restructuring of the Syrian armed forces, to contribute to the reconstruction of the country and its institutions, and to support efforts to preserve its territorial integrity.
As a first step towards a comprehensive military partnership that was negotiated months ago, Türkiye and Syria signed a memorandum of understanding after meetings that brought together foreign and defense ministers , along with the heads of intelligence services in the two countries.
An official at the Turkish Ministry of Defense said: "The memo aims to coordinate and plan military training and cooperation, and to provide consultations and information and exchange experiences, in addition to ensuring that Syria is provided with military equipment, armament systems, logistics and related services."
Ankara also directed a warning to the Syrian Kurdish groups not to delay its integration with the authorities in Damascus. A Turkish military source had told Reuters last month that the Syrian army needed a wide reform process after years of conflict, noting that there are gaps in discipline, training, organization and modernization.
Türkiye has expressed its anger over what it describes not to implement a March agreement between Damascus and the "Syrian Democratic Forces" with the Kurdish leadership and supported by the United States, which requires the integration of these forces into the institutions of the Syrian state.
Ankara warned against taking military measures against the "Syrian Democratic Forces", which he considered a terrorist organization and targeted it in military operations previously. Ankara confirmed that it expects the Syrian government to address its security concerns, but it reserves the right to launch an attack if necessary.
Provocative and separatist
Turkey also indicated that the clashes that took place between the "Syrian Democratic Forces" and the Syrian government forces earlier this month, in addition to a conference held by those forces in which the former called for a review of the Syrian constitutional declaration, is a threat to the Syrian territorial integrity.
A source in the Turkish Ministry of Defense said that the "Syrian Democratic Forces" did not implement any of the conditions of the Mars Agreement, Once again, Ankara accused it for provocative and separatist actions that "undermine the political unity of Syria. The source added: "Our expectations are the full commitment to the signed agreement and its urgent implementation on the ground."
Türkiye still maintains forces stationed in northern Syria, where it controls large areas of land along the common border, after a series of military operations against the "Syrian Democratic Forces" during the past years.
The "Syrian Democratic Forces", which Ankara considers an extension of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, controls most of the northeastern Syria. Although the Kurdistan Workers Party is currently under the dismantling and demobilization process, the "People's Protection Units" militia that leads the "Syrian Democratic Forces" announced that the decision to dismantle does not apply to it.
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