GİRÊ SPÎ – Syrian National Army uses German Leopard - 2 tanks in North and East Syria while Germany stopped the arms sale to Turkey because of their attacks in North and East Syria.Turkey and its paramilitary allies who try to take control of the international M4 highway uses the heavy weapons provided by the western states.
The attacks launched by Turkey against North and East Syria are being carried out by the weapons sold to Turkey by Europe. While USA, Russia, Nato, UN and EU condemns Turkey's attacks against North and East Syria, they support Turkey's attacks by providing heavy weapons. Turkish Armed Forces and its paramilitary ally called 'National Syrian Army' are bombing Gire Spi from both land and air. While the attacks continue, Turkey does not comply with the ceasefire agreed both with USA and Russia. The Democratic Syrian Forces (SDF) are responding attacks on the basis of self-defense to protect the people. TAF and SMO groups recently focused on the attacks against the international road known as the M4. The attacks on North and East Syria are mainly based on NATO inventory weapons. One of these weapons is the German Leopard-2 tank.
While people around the world are showing intense solidarity with the Kurds, international powers and states are supporting Turkey at the backstage. States like Germany, who remains silent against Turkey's attacks even though there is a ceasefire agreement, continues their weapon support to Turkey. Germany's Leopard - 2 tanks are the most popular weapons Turkey uses in its attacks. The paramilitary groups that massacres the civillians with the weapons provided by the NATO, continues their uninterrupted attacks.
According to the 2018 statistics, Germany sold 243 million euros worth of weapons to Turkey. This corresponds to a third of Germany's total arms sales. It is also known that Germany continued this sale in 2019 as well.
Numerous German tanks are being shipped to the region, as well as US-produced TOW missiles being used by paramilitary groups.