Rebel fighters take their positions inside a building during what they said were clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Mleha suburb of Damascus May 28, 2014. REUTERS/Diaa Al-Din
ADANA, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey's state intelligence agency helped deliver arms to parts of Syria under Islamist rebel control during late 2013 and early 2014, according to a prosecutor and court testimony from gendarmerie officers seen by Reuters.
The witness testimony contradicts Turkey's denials that it sent arms to Syrian rebels and, by extension, contributed to the rise of Islamic State, now a major concern for the NATO member.
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