Turkish Missiles Used in Syria Include Europe-Produced Parts

A Türkiye-backed Syrian fighter sits at a position on the outskirts of the town of Marea, in the northern Aleppo countryside, along the frontline with areas held by the US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on December 6, 2022. (AFP)

Commercial brakes produced by a Dutch company to be used in ambulances in Türkiye instead ended up in missiles used by Türkiye in attacks in northeastern Syria, a report released Tuesday said. 

Between September 2021 and June 2022, field investigators with London-based Conflict Armament Research analyzed the remnants of 17 air-to-surface missiles used in strikes in northeast Syria, the report said. An analysis of the components of the wreckage found that the missiles were manufactured by Roketsan, a Turkish defense manufacturer.