The YPG headd a convoy of U.S military vehicles in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria April 28, 2017.
The U.S. forces in Syria’s Manbij provided the YPG/PKK terror group with new construction equipment, allowing the terrorists to continue digging up trenches and build embankments around the city center.
As the U.S. troops continue its military and logistic transportation from northern Iraq to northwestern Syria, despite a deal between Ankara and Washington on withdrawal of the terror group from the city, local sources told Anadolu Agency that the U.S. also sent aid to YPG/PKK in the region.
Trucks, carrying four construction vehicles, were transported to Manbij. The U.S. soldiers escorted the transferring of construction vehicles, which included 3 bulldozers and one excavator.
The YPG/PKK uses bulldozers and excavators to dig up trenches and embankments in the area.
PKK/KCK terrorist organization has currently armed 679 children who were forcibly taken away from their families, according to a security source.The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said PKK/KCK wants support from women and youngsters.It does not hesitate to recruit teenagers who are impressionable, the source added.The PKK/KCK uses psychological traps to attract children to its ranks, hiding its terror motives under the grab of bravery and self-sacrifice.The children in PKK/KCK ranks are aged 14-18.Two PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in eastern TurkeyThe terror group recruited 47 children below 15 years of age over the past nine months, by threatening or kidnapping them, the source said.Between the years 1990-2018, PKK/KCK has recruited a total of 1,466 children under the age of 15 by force.In 2014, the terror group recruited 305 children, while these numbers are 424 in 2015, 222 in 2016 and 88 last year.The number has drastically dropped owing to the efforts of Turkish security forces.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 some 40,000 people, including women and children.Over 150 PKK/KCK suspects arrested across Turkey
PKK/KCK has armed 679 children
Earlier, the terror organization formed embankments at various depths in front of trenches to make up a series of lines stretching nearly 30 kilometers (18.06 miles).
The trenches can be clearly seen in satellite photos taken by Anadolu Agency.
The YPG/PKK terrorists also built tunnels linking trenches to use during possible combat.
The Manbij deal between Turkey and the U.S. was inked in June this year on the withdrawal of YPG/PKK terrorists from the city to stabilize the region, which is in the northeast of the Aleppo province in northern Syria.
A Turkish soldier and a civilian were martyred and three others injured in an attack by PKK terrorists in southeastern Hakkari province, the governorship announced Tuesday.In a statement, the Hakkari Governor’s Office said the soldier was martyred from wounds sustained in a cross-border PKK attack on a base zone around Mt. Guven in Cukurca district.A work machine operator suffering injuries in the attack succumbed to his wounds.The cross-border attack was carried out by the PKK terrorists with two guided missiles thrown from the Iraqi side of the Turkish border, it added.90 PKK/KCK suspects arrested across TurkeyInvestigations on the incident continue.Meanwhile the Turkish General Staff said on Twitter that at least three armed terrorists were “neutralized” by airstrikes carried out in northern Iraq’s Avasin-Basyan region on Monday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.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 in its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey.
PKK attack martyrs soldier, civilian in SE Turkey
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.
The YPG/PKK terror group is also in the midst of a military buildup along Manbij's border with areas liberated by Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield in 2016-2017.
Syrian Turkmen Council head Dr. Muhammed Vecih Cuma stated that the locals of Syria’s Manbij, which is currently occupied by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists, were reaching breaking point.“Through successful diplomacy, Turkey saved the lives of people in Idlib. It is doing the same in Manbij. That is why it is showing such great patience. If there is an operation, Manbij locals will stand among the ranks of Turkish troops and the Free Syrian Army (FSA),” Cuma said in an exclusive interview with Yeni Şafak daily.Terror group hides behind U.S. flags“The U.S. is trying to preoccupy Turkey with the terrorists’ trenches. The PKK is hiding behind U.S. flags in Manbij. If Americans weren’t there, and if they didn’t have arms or political support, the locals would have cleared the area of those terrorists. Turkey is showing this much patience to ensure a non-military political solution in which civilians are not harmed. That is why it is using a diplomatic path,” he added.The U.S. has established 13 operational military bases in the YPG/PKK controlled territories including Hasakah, Raqqa, Manbij, Kobani and Tal-Abyad in Syria.US trained PKK terrorists behind bombing that martyred eight Turkish soldiersAfter Turkey and the U.S. agreed this June to a roadmap agreement for removal of the YPG/PKK terror organization from Manbij, the terror group has, to the contrary, stepped up its presence and activities in the area.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s spokesman İbrahim Kalın on Oct. 3 said Washington was stalling over the establishment of joint patrols with Turkey in the northern Syrian town of Manbij which the two countries agreed upon, and Ankara sees the delay as a growing problem.Afrin tactics being used in Manbij“The Americans are not fulfilling the agreement they signed. There were things they had to do, and none of it has been done. On the contrary, trenches are being dug in Manbij by the terrorists. Even though promises were made that the terror group would leave Manbij, the PKK is using the same methods used in Afrin to dig trenches that are 30 kilometers long around the city,” Cuma said.'Turkey to never stop fight against terror'Qandil cadre running Manbij“Nothing has changed for Manbij locals. They are being oppressed. The so-called 25-year-old administrators from Qandil are running Manbij. There is no justice or democracy there, only oppression and pressure. We found out that some locals have started to rally because they are sick of the oppression. I think that in the coming days, community mobilization will increase,” he added.Northern Iraq’s Qandil Mountains are considered as the main base of the PKK.Terror group utilizing trench warfare tacticsThe terrorist group has completed the construction of trenches and embankments in areas surrounding the Manbij city center. The PKK has formed embankments at various depths in front of trenches to make up a series of lines stretching nearly 30 kilometers (18.06 miles). The YPG/PKK terrorists also built tunnels linking trenches to use during possible combat.The PYD and its military YPG wing are Syrian branches of the PKK, which has waged war against Turkey for more than 30 years.“The trenches the terror group has dug will be futile. When the operation is launched, the terrorists will lose. They are digging trenches and preparing, but really, they are hiding behind the U.S. flag. The terrorists there are in control of everything and they gain this power from the U.S.’s weapons and planes. The U.S. has given the terrorists more than 19,000 trucks worth of arms and these are being used against the locals,” Cuma said.Video: YPG/PKK dig ditches around Manbij in fear of Turkish forcesYPG/PKK terror group digging in around Manbij, Syria
PKK is hiding behind US flags in Manbij: Syrian Turkmen Council head