Turkey captures images of Greek military vehicles on Aegean sea: video
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Turkish military drones capture images of Greek armored vehicles on the Aegean islands; Turkey says Athen is violating international law since the islands have a non-military status.
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Greek military military vehicles on Aegean sea
Turkish military drones captured images of Greece's illegal deployment of armored vehicles on the Aegean islands with non-military status, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on Sunday.
Two Greek landing ships on their way to Sisam and Midili in the Aegean Sea were filmed by Turkish drones, according to the report, and were carrying 18 tactical wheeled armored vehicles to Sisam and 23 to Midili, the agency said, which is against the law since the islands have a non-military status.
Greece's actions are unacceptable and against international law, Turkish security services told Anadolu.
Turkish security forces say Greece has deployed armoured vehicles to two islands in the Aegean, a move that is in contravention of an international peace treaty pic.twitter.com/WPo4tqfpNo
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Earlier this month, Turkish President Erdogan accused Greece of occupying islands in the Aegean sea and announced that Turkey is ready to do whatever is necessary at the right time.
The tension between Greece and Turkey continues to rise as Greece received the first 2 upgraded F-16s out of a total of 83 jets to be equipped with advanced electronics, radars, and weapons under a $1.5 billion program to modernize the Greek air fleet by 2027 in cooperation between Hellenic Aerospace Industry and US manufacturer Lockheed Martin.
Timely completion of the program “is an issue of the highest national importance,” said the head of Greece’s joint chiefs of staff.
Earlier this month, Turkish President Erdogan accused Greece of plans to destabilize the region, following a report that on August 23 Greece's S-300 locked on Turkish F-16 jets flying west of Rhodes, at 10,000 feet, according to Turkish Defense Ministry sources.
