Turkish military kills 12 YPG members in NW Syria
STORY: Turkish military kills 12 YPG members in NW Syria
DATELINE: July 31, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:10
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Turkish Defense Ministry
2. various of some anti-terror operation of Turkish army against YPG/PKK in northwestern Syria
3. various of the militants of YPG
4. various of the militants of PKK
5. various of some anti-terror operation of Turkish army against YPG/PKK in northwestern Syria
6. various of the militants of YPG
STORYLINE:
Turkish security forces killed 12 members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northwestern Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
The YPG members were "neutralized" after they opened "harassing fire" on the Operation Euphrates Shield zone of the Turkish military, the ministry said in a statement.
Türkiye sees the YPG group as the Syrian branch of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
The Turkish army launched Operation Euphrates Shield in 2016 in northern Syria as part of the efforts
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