Turkish army to train Syrian army

Turkey and Syria have agreed on training of Syrian army by Turkish military, sources said on Monday.

Sources told the Anatolia news agency that Turkey's Deputy Chief of General Staff Aslan Güner visited Damascus, Syria in December and debated training of Syrian army. During his visit, Guner participated in Turkey-Syria High-Level Military Dialogue Meeting. Sources said two countries debated training of armed forces during the meeting. In this context, the two countries also discussed in detail the training of Syrian soldiers by Turkish soldiers. Some circles think that Syrian army, which had been an ally of the former Soviet Union for years, could assume western style in case Syrian soldiers are trained by Turkish soldiers. If you like to read the whole story click: THE ANATOLIA NEWS AGENCY