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At least six PKK terrorists were "neutralized" during a counter-terror operation in eastern Turkey, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
The air-backed operation was carried out in rural area of Dogubayazit district of eastern Agri province, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Operations in the region are ongoing, it added.
The statement did not mention of any specific terrorist group but Turkey has long been conducting operations against the PKK terror group in the region.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.
As Turkey continues its intensive efforts to defeat terrorist organizations both inside and outside its borders, the U.S. continues to deploy fresh weapons to the Syrian affiliate of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terror group, the YPG/PYD, in northern Syria.Video footage proves that trucks loaded with weapons have just recently arrived in Syria's al-Hasakah.Video: US continues to arm PKK/PYD terrorists in SyriaThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that over 1,200 shipments and trucks entered Syria in August alone.The U.S. State Department omitted the PYD/YPG terrorist group from its 2017 Country Reports on Terrorism, released on Wednesday.The Syrian affiliate of the PKK terrorist group YPG is the armed wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and currently holds an estimated 28 percent of Syrian territory.Washington has claimed the YPG is a “reliable ally” in the fight against Daesh, while Ankara has pointed to its status as an offshoot of the PKK, a recognized terrorist group which has taken some 40,000 lives in Turkey.YPG/PKK abducting civilians in N. SyriaUS bolsters support to PKK terror group in SyriaTurkey to continue anti-terror activities in Syria
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At least eight PKK terrorists were “neutralized” in an airstrike in northern Iraq, the Turkish army said on Friday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered, were killed or captured.In a statement, Turkish General Staff said the operation was conducted in Iraq's Avasin-Basyan, Metina and Zap regions. In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women and children.YPG/PKK abducting civilians in N. SyriaUS bolsters support to PKK terror group in Syria
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The YPG/PKK terrorist group has continued to abduct civilians and impose curfews in Syria’s northern city of Ayn al-Arab (Kobani), according to local sources.The group has recently imposed a curfew in the majority-Arab town of Al-Qubba -- located on Ayn al-Arab’s outskirts -- and 10 nearby villages.Within the last two days alone, the YPG/PKK has abducted 26 people, including three women, over allegations they were “collaborating” with the Free Syrian Army before releasing them Friday.Local sources also said the group had ransacked private homes in the area and seized private property.Arab residents of Al-Qubba are opposed to the group’s continued presence in the town and would like to see it expelled entirely from the region.The Syrian affiliate of the PKK terrorist group, the YPG/PKK currently holds an estimated 28 percent of Syrian territory.Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity.Syria’s Idlib under siege by foreign terroristsTurkish foundation ready for Syrian migration waveGerman Chancellor discusses Syria with Russia's PutinUS bolsters support to PKK terror group in Syria
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The U.S. State Department omitted the PYD/YPG terrorist group from its 2017 Country Reports on Terrorism, which was released Wednesday. The previous edition of the report noted that Turkey views the Syria-based PYD/YPG as an extension of the PKK terror group.With this move, Washington has made public its support of terrorism and its desire to split Syria. The activity in the region shows that Washington is laying the foundations for a terror state.Arms deploymentThe U.S. has accelerated its arms deployment to the PYD/PKK terror group. The U.S. dispatched 250 heavy weapons and armored vehicles to the Democratic Syrian Armed Forces (SDF), which is dominated by the YPG, in June. Over 200 trucks loaded with supplies were sent to the SDF on Aug. 6, and another deployment of several armored vehicles and 250 trucks with weapons and ammunition was sent on Aug. 15.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that over 1,200 shipments and trucks entered Syria in August alone.Syria’s Idlib under siege by foreign terroristsOccupation expandingThe PKK/YPG claims that the U.S.-supplied weapons will be used in an offensive against Daesh, however the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported that Washington is working to expand several bases in Kobani, Aleppo and Hasakah.The PKK/YPG is extending its occupation to the east of the Euphrates with Washington’s support. Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor are under the siege of the terror group under the guise of fighting against Daesh. The terror group has also taken control of the region’s petrol and water sources.The YPG-dominated SDF controls an area of about 53,000 square kilometers with a percentage of 28.6 of Syrian territory.Details of Turkish-Russian Idlib deal revealedNew administration in NE Syria formed with Washington’s supportWith the support of the U.S., a new administration was created for northeastern Syria during a meeting for the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) in Ayn Issa in early September. The new administration has been dubbed a coordination body that will connect the self-administrations of the Kurdish majority areas and the civil administrations in Arab majority areas that have their own civil councils.The self-administrations in the Euphrates, Afrin, and Jazeera region with the civil councils in Raqqa, Manbij, Tabqa, and Deir ez-Zor will be linked by the new administration.Top U.S. official visits terror groupWilliam Roebuck, the U.S. ambassador to Bahrain, visited northern Syria on Aug. 26 amid negotiations between the so-called Rojava canton and Damascus over the future of the region.“We are prepared to stay here, as the president (Donald Trump) has made clear,” Roebuck said during his trip.James Jeffrey, the former U.S. ambassador to Turkey who was named U.S. special representative to Syria on Aug. 17, echoed Roebuck’s sentiment as he declared that Washington would remain in the region until it was completely cleared of Daesh.US removes PYD/YPG from annual terrorism reportThe U.S has supplied the PYD terror organization and its armed wing, the YPG, with more than 5,000 truckloads of weapons to allegedly use in the fight against Daesh, despite Ankara’s warnings that the fact they are the Syrian offshoots of the PKK terror organization.Pentagon’s no-fly zone strategyThe Washington administration, which intends to maintain a permanent presence in Syria, has completed the construction of three advanced radar systems in Syria’s Hasakah-Tal Baidar countryside along with the Ayn al-Arab and Sarrin regions, and has set up 13 portable and fixed observation-intelligence radar systems.Pentagon’s preparation for a no-fly-zone indicates that the U.S. administration also wants to interfere in Turkey’s military operations to ensure the safety of PKK terrorists after Ankara’s successful ops conducted in Syria’s Hasakah, Qarrah Chouk Mountains and Iraq’s Sinjar.Sean Ryan, spokesperson for the U.S.-led Coalition against Daesh stated: “The Coalition installs satellites or other necessary equipment wherever needed within our area of operations.”US sends Castle International mercenaries to fight alongside YPG/PKK in SyriaU.S. spreads bases across SyriaWith its initial base establishing activities that were initiated in October 2015, Washington set up two air bases in al-Hasakah, and eight operational military bases in Raqqa and Manbij. Since July 2017, the U.S. has established five new bases, two of which were constructed in Manbij and close to the Euphrates Shield area. Two military bases were also established southwest of Tal Abyad.U.S. sends mercenaries to fight alongside YPG/PKK in SyriaIt has been found that the U.S. works with Castle International, an American giant in the international military services marketplace, in Syria.Specialized in aviation and medical support, Castle International mercenaries are employed by the U.S. in order to fight alongside YPG/PKK terrorists in Syria. Castle International’s social media accounts posted photographs of heavily armed commandos fighting and training beside YPG/PKK terrorists.
US bolsters support to PKK terror group in Syria
A Turkish association in central Berlin was attacked with Molotov cocktails early Thursday by sympathizers of the PKK terrorist organization.The attackers threw stones and Molotov cocktails at the office of the Turkish Education Association and wrote slogans on the pavement in support of the PKK and the PYD, its Syrian affiliate.Rustu Kam, the association's director, told Anadolu Agency that neighbors helped extinguish the fire and prevented it from spreading further.He condemned the violence and expressed hope that the police would arrest the attackers soon.Video: Turkish group in Germany attacked by PKK supportersPKK sympathizers have recently called for protests and demonstrations ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Germany next week.The PKK and its offshoot organizations have claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks against Turkish cultural associations and mosques in Germany this year, after Turkey launched counterterrorism operations against the group in northern Syria.The PKK has been banned in Germany since 1993, but it remains active, with nearly 14,000 followers among the Kurdish immigrant population in the country.Ankara has long accused Berlin of failing to take serious measures against the PKK and its Syrian branch the PYD, which use the country as a platform for their fund-raising, recruitment, and propaganda activities.Germany has a 3 million-strong Turkish community, many of whom are second- and third-generation German-born citizens whose Turkish grandparents moved to the country during the 1960s.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.
Turkish group in Germany attacked by PKK supporters