Read more: German Kurds protest Turkey's Afrin assault in CologneĪlthough there was no information on concrete deployments of the tanks, the economic affairs ministry did confirm that "according to the Turkish government, Leopard 2A4 tanks supplied by Germany have been used in the Turkish military operation 'Olive Branch' that began on January 20, 2018."Ī spokesperson for the foreign ministry said the Turkish defense minister had "not denied that German tanks could have been deployed in Syria. Turkey, a NATO partner of Germany, received 354 Leopard 2 tanks from Germany in the 1990s, with the only condition being that it did not sell or give them to any third party. As a result, the German government has put on hold a decision on whether to provide an upgrade to the tanks that has been requested by Turkey. Pictures of German tanks taking part in the Turkish offensive in Syria began emerging at the start of last week. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose.
With them were 27 vehicles including Russian T-72 tanks and armored personnel carriers. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Between August and October 2016, the Turks lost in northern Syria a dozen or so M-60A3 tanks and at least as many various armored vehicles. The combined group of Syrian forces and Russian mercenaries from the infamous Kremlin-linked Wagner Group swelled to an estimated 500 troops by early evening. Turkey using German-made tanks in cross-border assault criticized as illegal by German lawmakers
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