The United States will distribute small arms and equipment to Syrian Kurds "very quickly” and will closely monitor how they are used, according to a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“Some of the equipment and the resources that are going to be providing are already in theater and some of those may have begun being dispersed very quickly. ... Some will be metered out as it’s needed,” Air Force Col. John Dorrian, a spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, told Pentagon reporters Wednesday.

Pentagon officials announced Tuesday that President Trump had approved a plan to directly arm the the Kurdish fighters, known as the YPG — an element of the Syrian Democratic Forces — as they prepare to retake Raqqa, ISIS's de facto capital in Syria.

NATO ally Turkey fiercely opposes such a decision, as the country views the YPG as a terrorist group.

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Dorrian said the YPG will be given “the types of weapons that can be used to address the types of threats that we’ve seen the ISIS enemy use,” such as vehicle borne improvised explosive devices. Heavy machine guns, ammunition and mortars will be “metered out to accomplish specific objectives to liberate Raqqa.”

When asked how the coalition will make sure such weapons won’t end up elsewhere, Dorrian said that the coalition will “carefully monitor what is given and what it’s being used for.”

“We have made sure that those who are receiving these weapons pledge to use them against ISIS and we’re going to be watching to make sure that that’s how they’re used. Any departure from what’s been agreed will affect how we operate with partner forces going forward,” he added.