Turkey says 43 YPG members ‘neutralized’ in northern Syria

A handout picture shows Turkish soldiers accompanied by armored vehicles patrolling between the city of Manbij in northern Syria and an area it controls after a 2016-2017 military incursion on June 18, 2018. (AFP photo)

SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish forces “neutralized” 43 members of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria in retaliation for a bombing in al Bab that killed nine people, the country’s defense ministry said on Thursday.

Turkey’s defense ministry said the YPG fighters had also opened fire on Turkish bases in al Bab and three others in the region, promoting the retaliation.

Turkey uses “neutralize” term for targets who have been killed, wounded or captured.

Turkey’s military has carried out three cross-border operations against the YPG in Syria and frequently detains people domestically for alleged links to the PKK.

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