Russian envoy to UN reveals Turkey is key supplier of weapons to ISIS
The Russian UN envoy Vitaly Churkin. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – The Russian envoy to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin revealed on Saturday, that Turkey supplied ISIS with weapons and military equipment.
Churkin revealed in data submitted to the UN Security Council and followed by IraqiNews.com, “The main supplier of weapons and military equipment to ISIS fighters is Turkey, which is doing so through non-governmental organizations. Work in this area is overseen by the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey.”
“Total supplies to terrorists through Turkey were as follows in 2015: 2,500 tons of ammonium nitrate [worth approximately US$788,700]; 456 tons of potassium nitrate [$468,700]; 75 tons of aluminum powder [$496,500]; sodium nitrate [$19,400]; glycerin [$102,500]; and nitric acid [$34,000],” Churkin added.