Kurdish YPG militants get 50 trucks with US armoured vehicles, munition

In the last 10 days, the United States’ shipments made up 130 trucks, with 60 cars passing on June 5, and 20 vehicles on June 12
Saturday, 17 June 2017 21:30

The United States keeps supplying the People's Protection Units  in Syria as 50 more trucks were seen arriving in northeastern Syria early Friday, according to Anadolu Agency’s correspondent on the ground.

Earlier in the day, the trucks reached the city of al-Hasakah in northwest Syria, the Anadolu news agency reported.

In the last 10 days, the United States’ shipments made up 130 trucks, with 60 cars passing on June 5, and 20 vehicles on June 12, the media outlet specified.

In the month that passed since Trump’s approval of the arming of the Syrian Kurdish forces, a total of 348 trucks with military assistance had been passed to the group, the media outlet added.

According to the news agency’s data, the Pentagon’s list of weapons to be delivered to the group includes 12,000 Kalashnikov rifles, 6,000 machine guns, 3,000 grenade launchers, and around 1,000 anti-tank weapons of Russian or US origin.