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Re: Kurdish-Turkish Clashes
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VIDEO: Turkish Army soldiers behead Kurdish militants (18+ graphic)
By Chris Tomson
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09/07/2017
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:15 P.M.) – An amateur video published by a Turkish soldier on Facebook emerged on Sunday showing what appears to be the beheaded bodies of militants wearing the People’s Protection Units’ (YPG) insignia.
The highly graphic video depicts Turkish-speaking men in uniform holding the severed heads of Kurdish fighters whose bodies lay dead on the ground. Viewer discretion is advised:
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Turkish forces kill 43 PKK fighters in seven days
By News Desk
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27/08/2017
Turkish security forces have killed 43 fighters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), banned in Turkey, within seven days, local media reported on Saturday, citing a statement of Turkish General Staff.
The PKK fighters were killed during counterterrorism operations conducted in the country’s southeastern provinces of Sirnak, Diyarbakir( aka Dikranakert) and Hakkari on August 17-24, the Yeni Safak newspaper reported.
The security forces reportedly managed to seize firearms and C4 explosives during the operation.
On Monday, Turkish security forces killed two militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and destroyed their bomb-laden vehicle in the Gurpinar district of eastern Van province.
A Turkish army soldier mans an outpost near the town of Kilis, southeastern Turkey, adjacent to the wall the country had been constructing to boost security along its border with conflict-stricken Syria, background, Thursday, March 2, 2017
Turkish media also reported that the country’s security forces killed about 17 PKK fighters and captured 10 more in the period from August 14 to August 20 in a series of anti-terror raids.
Tensions between Ankara and the Kurds escalated in July 2015 when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK collapsed over a series of terror attacks allegedly committed by PKK members. The Turkish forces are currently involved in anti-PKK raids across the country, as well as against Kurdish positions in neighboring Syria and Iraq.
Source: Sputnik
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Turkish Army invades northern Syria, launches attack on Kurdish-held border town
By Chris Tomson
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27/08/2017
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:40 P.M.) – On Sunday around noon, Turkish soldiers crossed the border into a Kurdish-held part of northern Syria after which heavy clashes broke out between the warring parties.
According to a local outlet, the Turkish military briefly entered outskirts of Bubana town, some 15 kilometers west of Ayn Al-Arab (Kobane), but were quickly expelled by Kurdish border guards.
Sporadic skirmishes continue in the region with bullets flying across both sides of the border.
Despite being the strongest ally of the US-led coalition, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) remain at odds with the Turkish military due to ties with the outlet PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party).
The Turkish Army and allied Islamist groups already control a large chunk of territory in northern Aleppo; however, the Turkish-led forces are yet to push east of the Euphrates River despite ongoing aspirations of reaching Raqqa province.
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PKK militants take out 28 Turkish Army troops – full report
By Chris Tomson
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03/09/2017
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:45 A.M.) – Over the past week, 28 members of the Turkish Armed Forces were killed-in-action amid counter-insurgency efforts across the country.
According to an official statement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), most of the casualties were inflicted by Kurdish fighters in Hakkari province.
15 soldiers were reportedly killed overnight on August 31 in a raid on a Turkish military convoy traveling between Cukurca and downtown Hakkari; at least one armored vehicle was destroyed.
Meanwhile, three Turkish soldiers were killed and six more wounded after PKK militants targeted an undercover unit deployed in the Semdinli district. A fourth soldier was assassinated by the same PKK unit on September 1 near Koordine hill after which the Kurdish insurgents pounded the area with mortar and artillery shells.
According to the statement, PKK fighters also launched a localized assault on the village of Sapatan in Semdinli district on September 2, forcing the Turkish Army to withdraw from the area.
The same day, PKK insurgents raided a checkpoint in the Osyan area of Siirt province, resulting in the death of two Turkish soldiers.
On August 29, an additional seven Turkish soldiers were killed when an armored vehicle took a direct hit by an anti-tank missile while traveling between the villages of Hiseti and Kerze. The entire crew was reportedly burnt alive on the spot.
The death toll remains a PKK claim and cannot be independently verified by Al-Masdar News.
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