By Mohamed Misto and Levent Tok</p> <p>DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (AA) – The U.S. on Monday made a fresh delivery to the YPG/PKK terrorist group in eastern Syria, according to local sources.</p> <p>Roughly 200 truckloads of building materials and construction equipment were delivered by the U.S. to Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province from Iraq, local sources, who asked not to be named for security reasons, told Anadolu Agency.</p> <p>According to these sources, the deliveries will be handed over to local administrations controlled by the YPG/PKK.</p> <p>The construction equipment, the same sources note, could be used by YPG/PKK terrorists to dig tunnels.</p> <p>The terrorist group has recently been carrying out excavation work, from west to east, along Syria's border with Turkey.</p> <p>On April 15, Anadolu Agency photographers captured video of the YPG/PKK doing excavation work in the area.</p> <p>Last September, the YPG/PKK — supported by a U.S.-led coalition — conducted joint operations against the Daesh terrorist group’s last remaining stronghold in Deir ez-Zor.</p> <p>In February of this year, Daesh was decisively expelled from the region — a vacuum quickly filled by the YPG/PKK.</p> <p>Since then, the U.S. has resumed its deliveries to the YPG/PKK, which have included a handful of Hummer SUVs. </p> <p>On April 2, almost 100 trucks entered a YPG/PKK-held part of Deir ez-Zor.</p> <p>According to estimates, the terrorist group currently holds roughly one-third of Syria’s overall territory.</p> <p>In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — also considered a terrorist group by the U.S. and the EU — has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including numerous civilians.</p> <p>The PYD/YPG, which often operates under the label of the “SDF”, is the PKK’s Syrian affiliate.
- Writing by Can Erozden
