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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Turkey claims responsibility for YPG fighter death
2022-08-17
[Rudaw] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
 on Tuesday grabbed credit for the death of a People's Protection Units (YPG) fighter in northeast Syria (Rojava), days after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pronounced him dead
He's dead, Jim!
The SDF on Thursday confirmed the death of two YPG fighters in an "air attack" in Qamishli a day prior, among them was "Dijwar Kobani," whom Turkey later grabbed credit for his death.

Ottoman Turkish state media Anadolu Agency identified the fighter as Muhsin Yagan, code-named "Dijvar Silopi" and said he was the "so-called Qamishli state administrator" of the YPG, attributing his death to a National Intelligence Agency (MIT) operation in Rojava.

The SDF, however, did not disclose any leadership positions that the fighter held.

The backbone of the US-allied SDF, the YPG is designated a terrorist organization by Ankara and considered the Syrian offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Turkey has recently ramped up its attacks in northern Syria, as it seeks to target fighters and key figures of the SDF in preparation for a looming offensive it intends to launch against Kurdish fighters in the area.

The US has repeatedly called for "immediate de-escalation" in northern Syria, expressing concern over the upcoming Ottoman Turkish offensive potentially setting back years of progress made in the fight against the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 (ISIS).

At least 15 SDF fighters have been killed in attacks blamed on Turkey since late July.

The SDF on Thursday claimed that its forces killed 23 Ottoman Turkish soldiers in Rojava earlier after it vowed Dire Revenge for the death of its fighters. Ankara did not comment on the matter.
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