Turkey is openly supporting al-Qaeda in Syria (with tanks)

[AFP] "...Fighting also raged in the majority Kurdish northern city of Ras al-Ain, on the Turkish border, with jihadists battling Kurdish militiamen for control of the district, activists and residents said.They said fighters from the radical Al-Nusra Front -- listed by the United States as a "terrorist" organisation -- and Ghuraba al-Sham groups launched an assault on Thursday, crossing into the city from Turkey with three tanks.
"The Kurdish fighters seized one of the tanks," on Friday, an activist identifying himself as Havidar told AFP via the Internet. ..."