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| YPG forces kill 3 Turkish soldiers in northwest Aleppo, we say Russers & Assad faked chem attack |
| 2018-12-08 |
| [AlMasdar] (11:00 P.M.) The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) continued their field operations against the Turkish military and their rebel allies in northwest Aleppo this week. According to the official media wing of the YPG, their forces killed at least three Turkish soldiers and two Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters over the last 48 hours in the Afrin region. “On December 5th, one of our units carried out an operation in the area between Afrin’s Sherawa and Shara districts, targeting a military base of the Turkish invasion army. Clashes broke out between our forces and Turkish soldiers. As a result, three Turkish soldiers were killed,” the YPG statement began “During the clashes and while staging incomparable resistance, one of our comrades was martyred. The name of our martyred comrade will be released to the public at a later time,” they continued. The YPG carried out another operation against the Free Syrian Army the day after their assault against the Turkish Army in Afrin. “On December 6th, our unit carried out an operation, targeting the terrorists of the Sultan Murad Division in Afrin’s Rajo district. As a result, one of the mercenaries was killed and another one was wounded,” the YPG said. US claims Russia, Assad staged false flag chemical attack in Aleppo [AlMasdar] (11:50 P.M.) – The U.S. State Department released a statement on Friday alleging that the Russian Federation and Syrian government under President Bashar Al-Assad staged a false flag chemical attack inside Aleppo city last month. “The Assad regime and Russia falsely accused the opposition and extremist groups of conducting a chlorine attack in northwestern Aleppo,” State Department press director Robert Palladino claimed, adding that the U.S. “has credible information that pro-regime forces likely used teargas against civilians” there. “The United States has information indicating Russian and Syrian personnel were involved in the teargas incident, and believes that both countries are using it as an opportunity to undermine confidence in the ceasefire in Idlib,” the statement read. “The United States is deeply concerned that pro-regime officials have maintained control of the attack site in its immediate aftermath, allowing them to potentially fabricate samples and contaminate the site before a proper investigation of it by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,” he continued. Medical staff in Aleppo aiding civilians that wounded during the attack Following the accusation, the press director then claimed that the U.S. is deeply concerned that the Syrian government is tampering with the evidence at the site. “The United States is deeply concerned that pro-regime officials have maintained control of the attack site in its immediate aftermath, allowing them to potentially fabricate samples and contaminate the site before a proper investigation of it by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,” he continued. “We caution Russia and the regime against tampering with the suspected attack site and urge them to secure the safety of impartial, independent inspectors so that those responsible can be held accountable,” Palladin |
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