COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Research Paper: ISIS-Turkey Links
By David L. Phillips
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Turkey Provides Military Equipment to ISIS
• An ISIS commander told
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on August 12, 2014: “Most of the fighters who joined us in the beginning of the war came via Turkey, and so did our equipment and supplies.”
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Turkey Provided Transport and Logistical Assistance to ISIS Fighters
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• The Daily Mail
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on August 25, 2014 that many foreign militants joined ISIS in Syria and Iraq after traveling through Turkey, but Turkey did not try to stop them. This article describes how foreign militants, especially from the UK, go to Syria and Iraq through the Turkish border. They call the border the “Gateway to Jihad.” Turkish army soldiers either turn a blind eye and let them pass, or the jihadists pay the border guards as little as $10 to facilitate their crossing.
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Turkey Provided Training to ISIS Fighters
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Turkey Offers Medical Care to ISIS Fighters
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Turkey Supports ISIS Financially Through Purchase of Oil
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Turkey Assists ISIS Recruitment
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Turkish Forces Are Fighting Alongside ISIS
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Turkey Helped ISIS in Battle for Kobani
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Turkey and ISIS Share a Worldview
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