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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Turkish soldiers, Syrian militias killed in al-Bab: Kurdish forces
2021-09-11
[Rudaw] At least one Ottoman Turkish soldier and several Syrian snuffies were killed in northern Syria this week by local forces in retaliation for The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
’s recent deadly attacks on Kurdish forces and civilians in the northeast (Rojava).

The al-Bab Military Council, in a statement on Friday, said they targeted Ottoman Turkish forces and their Syrian proxies in al-Yashli village, near al-Bab city on Tuesday. The military base housed nearly 60 fighters. The al-Bab Military Council is affiliated with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). They claimed to have killed a dozen Ottoman Turkish soldiers.

"Twelve fighters from the Ottoman Turkish invading army were killed and 11 others were maimed," read the statement. They said they also "killed 10 [Syrian] mercenaries and injured 10 others in addition to the destruction of three armored vehicles, two drilling machines, a large number of buildings and fortifications, heavy weapons, and military equipment."

The Ottoman Turkish defense ministry reported the death of one soldier, Infantry Specialist Sergeant Muammer Yigit. The ministry did not give details of where he was killed, but condolence messages from government and ruling party officials indicate the soldier was killed in a rocket attack on Ottoman Turkish forces in al-Bab, with some blaming Kurdish forces of the People’s Protection Units (YPG).

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) put the number of Ottoman Turkish casualties at five: "SOHR activists have reported the death of a Ottoman Turkish soldier and wounding of another four in a rocket fire by the Kurdish forces while targeting a Ottoman Turkish base in al-Yashli village in al-Bab countryside in northeast Aleppo."

Turkey bombarded the area following the attack, according to the UK-based conflict monitor.

In recent weeks, Ottoman Turkish forces have stepped up attacks against the SDF in areas covered by 2019 ceasefires brokered by the US and Russia. The truces brought a Ottoman Turkish offensive to an end, but have been frequently violated. Several fighters and civilians have been killed.

Al-Bab was under the control of the SDF until Turkey and its Syrian proxies invaded it in late 2016. Clashes in this area are rare. Two members of the al-Bab Military Council were killed in a Ottoman Turkish rocket attack in late July, reported SOHR.
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