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The reason Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists persist in remaining in Syria’s Manbij has been revealed.
PKK terrorists have built a so-called crossing point in Manbij and have been extorting money from oil truck drivers who are forced to travel through the region, according to reports.
A Manbij deal between Turkey and the U.S. focuses on the withdrawal of the YPG/PKK forces from the city to stabilize the region, which is in the northeast of the Aleppo province in northern Syria. However the terrorists do not want to leave the area to continue their extortion activities.
They earn a large income daily from extorting tax money by charging each truck driver $55 (300 Turkish liras).
PKK terrorists have built a so-called crossing point in Manbij and have been extorting money from oil truck drivers who are forced to travel through the region, according to reports.
PKK/YPG terrorists seek to remain in Manbij in order to continue extorting money
Just days after conducting joint patrols with Turkey in Syria’s Manbij, U.S. forces carried out a patrol with the Syrian Democratic Forces near the Turkish border in Syria’s Hasakah.The SDF is dominated by the YPG militia, which is the armed wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the Syrian offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).Photographs captured by Reuters posted on Sunday brought attention to the patrols conducted in Hasakah.Galeri: US patrols near Turkish border with SDF terroristsTurkish and American troops on Thursday began their first round of joint patrols in Manbij, as part of a deal to rid the area of the YPG/PKK terrorist group. Since June 18, the Turkish Armed Forces have carried out 68 individual patrols in Manbij.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 death of 40,000 people, including women and children.Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his U.S. counterpart James Mattis spoke over the phone on Friday, and agreed that the combined patrols between the U.S. and Turkish military forces northwest of Manbij "were an important step toward de-escalating tensions along the border and maintaining security and stability in the region."France issues arrest warrants for senior Syrian officials close to AssadTurkey neutralizes 45 terrorists over past weekSyrian tribes call for boycott of YPG/PKK in Raqqa
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The majority of the oil trucks that are being stopped by terrorists, carry fuel from the YPG/PKK-occupied Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria and Raqqa.
Footage posted on Tuesday by Turkey’s Ihlas News Agency shows the moment trucks queue up to pass through the PKK occupied-region of Manbij.
U.S. forces carried out a patrol with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) terrorists near the Turkish border in Syria’s Hasakah on Sunday.
The SDF is dominated by the YPG terrorists, which is the armed wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the Syrian offshoot of the PKK.
The U.S. also has supplied the PYD and YPG with thousands of truckloads of weapons to allegedly use in the fight against Daesh, despite Ankara’s warnings that they are the Syrian offshoots of the PKK terror organization.
At least 45 terrorists including two so-called senior figures have been neutralized in counter-terrorism operations across Turkey over the past week, the country’s Interior Ministry said Monday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.The ministry said in a statement that a total of 2,143 anti-terror operations were conducted between Oct. 29 and Nov. 5.A total of 25 terrorists were killed, 10 were captured, while another 10 terrorists surrendered to Turkish security forces, the statement said.Selim Demiroglu codenamed Firat Celi, who was on the orange category of the Interior Ministry's wanted list and Ilyas Karakoc codenamed Baran, who was being sought on the gray category – were among the neutralized terrorists.The wanted list is divided into five color-coded categories, with red as the most wanted, followed by blue, green, orange and gray.Security forces also arrested 740 people for aiding and abetting terror organizations, 3,698 people for crimes linked to drugs and smuggling and 139 others for human trafficking crimes.In nine provinces, 38 shelters of the terrorist organization and 15 improvised explosives and mines were destroyed, while security forces seized 42 hand grenades, 895 kilograms of explosive materials, 29 guns including long-barreled weapons and 746 rounds of ammunition.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 part of anti-narcotics operations, security forces also seized over 6 tons of drugs across the country.Meanwhile, a total of 3,970 irregular migrants were caught during the operations.Erdoğan calls on terrorists to leave Syria's ManbijTurkey may position howitzer batteries in Syria, says defense analystTurkey calls on US to terminate engagement with PYD/YPG
Turkey neutralizes 45 terrorists over past week