For many months, members of the international community and members of our own government have been accusing Turkey of helping fund and support the Islamic State group.
After all, Turkey is an enemy of the Assad regime in Syria, so it would make sense that it would support an organization looking to take him down, as the Islamic State group has been.
After Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet last month, Russia began accusing Turkey in earnest of supporting the radical terror organization, accusations Turkey had adamantly denied.
But Asbarez, an Armenian news site, recently came forward with a report that claimed to uncover new evidence that Turkey has in fact been secretly helping the Islamic State group despite its denials.
The website claimed that a dead militantâs phone reportedly had information on it proving that Turkish intelligence and the Turkish government were supporting the terrorists.
âThe mobile phone was found with one of the killed ISIL leaders in the Northern parts of Salahuddin province two days ago,â Jabbar al-Maâmouri, a commander of the Iraqi volunteer forces, reportedly said.
The Iraqi commander claimed that the phone showed that the government of Turkey was providing security at places where Islamic State group fighters entered Iraq from Turkey.
âThe mobile phone also contains other important information which cannot be disclosed now, and it has been delivered to the specialized security groups for further scrutiny,â al-Maâmouri claimed.
As with many reports from the Middle East, these claims could not be easily or quickly verified and could therefore be little more than speculation on the part of the Iraqi volunteer force. However there does seem to be an awful lot of circumstantial evidence coming out against Turkey recently, and given the Obama administrationâs political ties to Turkey, it shouldnât surprise anyone that it would ignore these reports.
H/T Allen B. West
