US Secretary of State John Kerry said today that the administration of US President Barack Obama decided to airlift weapons and ammunition to "brave Kurds who are fighting the extremists of the Islamic State" in the Syrian border town of Kobani because it would be "irresponsible and immoral." " do not support them.
Kerry said during a visit to the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, that the US government understands official Ankara's concerns regarding the supply of weapons to the Kurds, linked to the Kurdistan People's Party, with which Turkey has been in conflict for three decades, the AP agency reported.
He pointed out that, however, the situation in the besieged Kobani is such that it has been assessed that the fighters there absolutely need additional quantities of weapons in this "moment of crisis".
The US Secretary of State added that airdropping weapons to the Kurds is only a temporary measure and that Washington has asked the Turkish authorities to allow Kurdish fighters from Iraq to help fight in Kobani.
The Pentagon announced this morning that it had airlifted weapons to the rebels in Kobani on the border with Turkey, who are fighting against ISIL extremists, which is the first public acknowledgment that the US is supplying weapons to the rebels.
The US Central Command specified that it has delivered weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to Syrian rebels who have been trying for weeks to stop the onslaught of ISIL fighters who previously occupied large parts of Syria and Iraq.
Bonus video:
