"On October 26, according to the reconnaissance data, four planes from Turkey arrived to the airport of the city of Aden (Yemen). Two of them belong to Turkish Airlines, one — to Qatar Airways and one more aircraft owned by an airline of the United Arab Emirates," said the Syrian army spokesman. "There were more than 500 militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization on board, they were taken from Syria to save them from Russian airstrikes," General Mayhub said.
According to him, "the militants were met by officers of the Saudi coalition that took them from the airport in three groups. The first went to the city of Al-Bab in Mandeb province (Yemen), the second — to Marib (Yemen), the third — to the Saudi regions of Jizan and Asir."
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27/10/15
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Syrian army said on Tuesday that Turkish, Qatari and Emirate airplanes transported 500 Islamic State (IS) militants to Yemen's Aden city, the state news agency SANA reported...
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The military statement said the information is based on concert intel.
Upon arriving at the airport of Aden, Saudi officers divided the IS militants into three groups; the first was sent to the Bab al-Mandeb area, the second to the city of Mareb, while the third to the Saudi provinces of Jazan and Asir to join the ground forces of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, according to the military statement.
It added that the process of moving the IS militants in Syria will continue in the near future.
Syrian government has for long accused Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia of supporting the terrorist groups in Syria throughout the country's nearly five-year-long conflict.
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28/10/15