July 03, 2021 - 1:16 AM
ISTANBUL (AP) â Turkeyâs foreign ministry has slammed a U.S. report on human trafficking that criticized Ankara for providing âoperational, equipment, and financial supportâ to an armed militia in Syria that recruits child soldiers.
In a statement late Friday, the Turkish foreign ministry said it âcompletely rejectsâ the claim and its record is clean.
The statement also accuses Washington of âdouble standards and hypocrisyâ pointing to American support for Syrian Kurdish militants. It cites a United Nations report that documented child recruitment and exploitation under the umbrella of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militants that provided the backbone of the SDF fighting the Islamic State group were linked to Kurdish fighters who have been waging an insurgency against Turkey for more than three decades and are designated as terrorists. American support for them has been a ma
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