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At least 7 civilians were killed when they resisted YPG/PKK terrorists on a youth recruitment drive in an Arab-dominated village in Raqqa, Syria, local sources said on Monday.
The incident occurred when the terror group raided al-Khatuniyyah village, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity fearing for their security.
The terrorists abducted many civilians, burnt several houses, and beat women and girls, the sources said.
The village has been restive after the terror group sent forces to the village last week in a bid to arm the youths and pressurize civilians.
On Friday, villagers attacked a building belonging to the terror group in the village and set ablaze three vehicles of the group.
Separately, the terrorist group destroyed some stores belonging to civilians in Suwaidan Jazira village in the northeastern Syrian city of Deir Ez-Zor, the sources also noted.
The terrorists also abducted scores of people when they held a demonstration to voice their reaction to their stores being destroyed.
According to Anadolu Agency, around 28 percent of Syrian territory was occupied by the YPG/PKK terror group.
The “terror swamp” east of the Euphrates riverremains the "biggest problem" for Syria in the future, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday.The president was referring to the U.S.-backed SDF, which is made up of the YPG, which is dominated by Kurdistan Workers' Party terrorists."Currently the biggest problem for the future of Syria is the terror swamp, expanding under the auspices of some of our allies, east of the Euphrates," Erdoğan said in a news conference ahead of his visit to New York for the UN General Assembly.Underscoring that no country has been more affected by the Syrian civil war than Turkey, he said he would draw attention to the humanitarian crises in his speech at the General Assembly.Regarding a possible meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Erdogan said it was currently not on the table but that he would consider it if it was requested by Washington.Turkey and the U.S. are currently experiencing rocky relations after Washington imposed sanctions on two Turkish ministers for not releasing an American pastor.Erdogan also conveyed his condolences to the people and government of Iran following the armed attack in southwestern Iran, which killed at least 25 people and injured more than 60 others."With such incidents, the sensitivities in the region grow," Erdogan added.
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Turkish security forces “neutralized” two PKK terrorists in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, the local governor’s office said on Sunday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.According to a statement by the governor’s office, the provincial gendarmerie forces carried out a counterterrorism operation in the rural areas of Lice district.They also seized weapons and ammunition, the statement said.Operations in the region are ongoing, it added.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 some 40,000 people.
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At least four PKK terrorists were “neutralized” Saturday in an airstrike in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish military.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said the terrorists were "neutralized" in the Gara region of northern Iraq.The terrorists were plotting attacks on Turkish military bases, it added.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 some 40,000 people, including women and children.
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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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