According to the agency, the shells were stored in the PKK’s warehouses “contrary to US promises to take back weapons and ammunition delivered” to the units.
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YPG / PKK mortars fired from Syria martyred scores of Turkish civilians, soldiers; US arms given to terrorists may be to blame pic.twitter.com/OYdBFi6tsE
In each of the 60 seized boxes, two 120-mm mortar shells are stored, which can reach the target from a distance of 8 km.
On October 17, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated that the agreement with the United States to suspend Operation Source of Peace includes the surrender of weapons by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria.