Turkey says 10 Kurdish militants killed in northern Syria
STORY: Turkey says 10 Kurdish militants killed in northern Syria
DATELINE: May 12, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:48
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. Various of Turkish Defense Ministry ( edited )
2. Various of Turkey-Syria borderline ( courtesy of Turkish Defense Ministry )
3. Various of an old Turkish army's operation in northern Syria ( edited )
STORYLINE:
Turkey on Wednesday "neutralized" 10 members of Syria's Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, the country's Defense Ministry said.
The YPG members were killed as they were preparing to attack Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Olive Branch military zones, the ministry tweeted.
Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralized" to imply "terrorists" killed, wounded, or captured in security operations.
The tension between YPG and the Turkish military accelerated after the YPG attacked a police checkpoint in Mare settlement in the Operation Euphrates Shield zone with anti-tank weapons on April 22, killing one
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