Turkey has set up a secret base with allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar in order to supply Syria militants with military and communications aid, Reuters reported.

Turkey has set up a secret base with allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar in order to supply Syria militants with military and communications aid, Reuters reported.

Citing Gulf sources, the agency said that Ankara was playing a major role in the events taking place in Syria, especially concerning arming and aiding militants.
"It's the Turks who are militarily controlling it. Turkey is the main co-coordinator/facilitator. Think of a triangle, with Turkey at the top and Saudi Arabia and Qatar at the bottom," said a Doha-based source.

"The Americans are very hands-off on this. U.S. intelligence is working through middlemen. Middlemen are controlling access to weapons and routes."

Reuters quoted a source in the Gulf as saying that the “nerve center” in Adana, a city in southern Turkey about 100 km (60 miles) from the Syrian border, was set up after Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Saud visited Turkey and requested it.

He added that the Turks liked the idea of having the base in Adana so that they could supervise its operations.
The sources also said that Qatar also has a key role in directing operations at the Adana base, adding that Qatari military intelligence and state security officials are involved.

"Three governments are supplying weapons: Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia," said a Doha-based source.

Adana is home to Incirlik, a large Turkish/US air force base which Washington has used in the past for reconnaissance and military logistics operations. It was not clear from the sources whether the anti-Syrian "nerve center" was located inside Incirlik base or in the city of Adana.