US EditionTurkey Confirms Military Training Program for Syrian Forces, Rules Out Withdrawal Amid Border Security Concerns - The Syrian Observer
- Defense Minister Yasar Guler stated on June 4, 2025, that Turkey is training, advising, and helping improve Syria's armed forces while keeping over 20,000 troops stationed there.
- This support follows the December ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which ended his family's five-decade rule and led Turkey to emerge as a key ally to Syria's new government.
- Turkey has controlled parts of northern Syria via cross-border operations targeting Kurdish militants deemed terrorists and has promised to help rebuild Syria and facilitate refugee returns.
- Guler described the discussions with Israel as technical meetings aimed at preventing military incidents and stated that the process of establishing and fully activating this de-confliction mechanism is ongoing.
- Turkey intends to maintain its military presence until Syria achieves peace, stability, and border security, while Turkish influence has raised Israeli concerns and risks a regional standoff.
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Turkey Confirms Military Training Program for Syrian Forces, Rules Out Withdrawal Amid Border Security Concerns - The Syrian Observer
Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler confirmed on Wednesday that Ankara has begun training and advising Syrian military forces as part of a broader initiative to enhance Syria’s national defence capabilities. Speaking to Reuters in written responses, Güler stressed that the presence of over 20,000 Turkish troops in northern Syria will not be reconsidered until full regional stability is achieved, border security is guaranteed, and the conditions…
Turkey has no withdrawal plans from Syria: defence minister
Turkey is training and advising Syria's armed forces and helping improve its defences, and has no immediate plans for the withdrawal or relocation of its troops stationed there, Defence Minister Yasar Guler told Reuters. Turkey has emerged as a key foreign ally of Syria's new government since rebels - some of them backed for years by Ankara - ousted former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December to end his family's five-decade rule. It has p…
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