Ukraine Supplying Syrian Jihadists Since 2011
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ukraine has bee supplying arms to the militants in Syria in the last three years, German magazine Der Spiegel said.
The Ukrainian state concern Ukroboronprom sends weapons over Germany to Syria. Yet, the German foreign department denied the revelation in a statement saying, "It is not clear, to which place in Germany the weapons are transported."
The rifles were sent to Germany for "modifications," an official said to der Spiegel.
The magazine cited the American Think Tank Jamestown Foundation (connected with US-Spy Agencies).
The Think Tank believes, that the weapons are sent from Ukraine to the Syrian rebels via Germany.
Jamestown speaks about a number over 54 000 rifles for jihadists supplied only in 2011 and 2012. "They could be used for covert operations in syria," Jamestown said to Spiegel.
The German government doesn't want to investigate the shipments. "It is scandalous, that the German government can't say anything about the actual place of the weapons," German lawmaker Sevim Dagdelen said. It would be very possible, that the weapons reached jihadists in Syria.
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