AFP – 26 May 2015 – Turkey and the United States have started training moderate Syrian rebels on Turkish territory to prepare them to fight Islamic State (IS) militants, the Turkish foreign minister said on Tuesday.
The US-led program to equip and train Syrian rebels on Turkish territory has started “with small groups” after months of delays, Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by the official Anatolia news agency.
“We can say that the train-and-equip (mission) has started with small groups. All infrastructures have been completed and the necessary equipment has been supplied,” he said.