YPG shells Turkish city, killing two cops – Center East Monitor

The Syrian Kurdish militia of the Peoples’ Safety Models (YPG) attacked a close-by Turkish city with cross-border shelling, killing two Turkish cops and wounding two others.

Within the assault from the city of Azaz in northern Syria, the YPG reportedly fired 5 artillery photographs in direction of the city of Karkamis in Gaziantep province, on the Turkish facet of the border.

In response to Turkey’s Ihlas Information Company (IHA), two of the shells struck a customs space, one landed on the roof of a house, one fell close to the navy compound and the final fell in a park situated within the city centre.

Because of the shelling, one police officer was instantly killed and three others wounded, with one in all these later succumbing to his wounds.

Following the assault, Turkish safety forces had been reported to have retaliated on the YPG positions “according to the principles of engagement.”

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All through the years of the continued decade-long Syrian battle, the Kurdish militias in Syria, such because the YPG and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), have been a significant concern for Turkey, which regards them as Syrian branches of the designated terrorist organisation the Kurdistan Staff’ Get together (PKK).

The presence of these militias within the border area has led Ankara to conduct three main navy operations into northern Syria—’Euphrates Protect’ in 2016, ‘Olive Department’ in 2018 and ‘Spring Protect’ in 2020—to clear the teams from the areas and shield Turkey’s nationwide safety.

Over time, unintended cross-border shelling into Turkey throughout the battle has additionally been a daily incidence. Regardless of Azaz being underneath the management of the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition, there are reported to be parts of the YPG remaining within the city and surrounding areas.

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