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2,000 VEHICLES STOLEN IN TURKEY SOLD TO SYRIAN JIHADISTS
January 26, 2015 - 14:11 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - About 2,000 vehicles stolen in Turkey were sent
to Syria during the past two years, with most of them being sold
to jihadists fighting in the neighboring country, Hurriyet Daily
News reported.
According to data from the Police Department and the Gendarmerie
Command, the 2,000 vehicles stolen in 2013 and 2014 were smuggled to
Syria with cloned license plates. Most of the vehicles were either
pick-ups or panel vans which have been sold to fighter groups in the
region, primarily the Islamic State (IS). Such vehicles have been
used by fighter groups for carrying ammunition and fighters.
According to figures from the Public Security Department of the Police
Department, about 63 vehicles are stolen every day in Turkey, mostly
in Istanbul.
In 2014, 23,000 vehicles were stolen across Turkey.
The newest models of luxury vehicles are also often stolen and smuggled
to northern Syria and Iraq, according to data obtained by the police.
January 26, 2015 - 14:11 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - About 2,000 vehicles stolen in Turkey were sent
to Syria during the past two years, with most of them being sold
to jihadists fighting in the neighboring country, Hurriyet Daily
News reported.
According to data from the Police Department and the Gendarmerie
Command, the 2,000 vehicles stolen in 2013 and 2014 were smuggled to
Syria with cloned license plates. Most of the vehicles were either
pick-ups or panel vans which have been sold to fighter groups in the
region, primarily the Islamic State (IS). Such vehicles have been
used by fighter groups for carrying ammunition and fighters.
According to figures from the Public Security Department of the Police
Department, about 63 vehicles are stolen every day in Turkey, mostly
in Istanbul.
In 2014, 23,000 vehicles were stolen across Turkey.
The newest models of luxury vehicles are also often stolen and smuggled
to northern Syria and Iraq, according to data obtained by the police.