Turkiye ready to offer military training to Syria if new administration requests, says defence minister

The new administration in Syria should be given a chance to govern following their constructive messages, and Turkiye stands ready to provide military training if such help is requested, Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said.

Nato member Turkiye backed the Syrian rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad last weekend, ending a 13-year civil war. Turkiye reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, two days after its intelligence chief visited the Syrian capital.

“In their first statement...