(VOVworld)  - Turkey has vowed it will not let the Syrian town of Azaz fall into the hands of Kurdish forces because it lies on a supply route used by Ankara to support Islamic State, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. (Photo: Reuters)

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said some of Russia’s partners literally implored them 'not to touch' a corridor which is a bit shorter than 100 kilometers on the Syrian-Turkish border around Azaz. She said this is obviously meant to ensure continued daily supply to Islamic State, Jabhat al-Nusra, and other terrorist groups of weapons, ammunition and food, and to provide a passageway for the terrorists.