Turkish military academies to train 49 Syrian cadets amid joint drills: What to know
The training and drills mark the first visible implementation of the military cooperation deal Ankara and Damascus signed in August.
ANKARA — Nearly 50 Syrian military cadets are set to begin training at Turkey’s military academies on Friday, in the latest sign of expanding defense cooperation between Ankara and Damascus.
The training plan: Forty-nine Syrian students — 10 army, 18 navy and 21 air force cadets — will start training at Turkish land, naval and flight academies as part of efforts to strengthen Syrian military capabilities, a high-level Turkish Defense Ministry official told journalists on Thursday.
The cadets’ training comes on top of earlier efforts that saw select Syrian army units begin drills at Turkish bases.
“Certain units from the Syrian army have started military training in our country through the use of barracks and training grounds belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces,” the official said, without providing further details.
