US Denies It Created ISIS, Accuses Turkey Of Spreading “Fake News”
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Dec 29, 2016
Two days ago, Turkey’s outspoken president Erdogan, now grudgingly pivoting into the Russian sphere of influence and away from NATO, accused the US of supporting and arming ISIS and said he has “confirmed evidence” to back up his claim: “They give support to terrorist groups including ISIS” Erdogan said during a speech in Ankara on Tuesday, adding that US coalition forces “give support to terrorist groups including Daesh, YPG, PYD. It’s very clear. We have confirmed evidence, with pictures, photos and videos.”
Naturally, the US could not possibly let this allegation go without responding, which it did on Wednesday when it denied Erdogan’s allegations, and accusing Turkey of spreading “fake news.”
In an online statement posted on the website of the Turkish embassy, addressed “to those interested in the truths,” the U.S. Embassy in Ankara warned of “considerable misinformation circulating in Turkish media” regarding Washington and its allies’ role in the conflict in Syria. The embassy rejected claims it created or supported ISIS or Kurdish militant groups such as the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), both of which are labeled terrorist organizations by Turkey and are active in northern Syria.
“The United States government is not supporting DAESH. The [United States government] did not create or support DAESH in the past. Assertions the United States government is supporting DAESH are not true,” the embassy wrote, using the Arabic-language acronym for ISIS. “The United States government has not provided weapons or explosives to the YPG or the PKK – period. We repeatedly have condemned PKK terrorist attacks and the group’s reprehensible violence in Turkey.”
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