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U.S. Navy personnel had been violently assaulted by a nationalist youth group after disembarking the usWasp in Izmir, Turkey.
Movies of the incident circulated on-line exhibiting members of the group making an attempt to abduct two American Sailors as the group surrounding them shouts “Yankees Go House!”
One other angle reveals one particular person getting a bag thrown over their head.
Watch:
NEW: Two U.S. servicemen from the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, assaulted in Izmir, Turkey.
A gaggle of males had been heard yelling “Yankee go house” as they assaulted one of many People and put a sack over his head.
The boys answerable for the assault had been members of… pic.twitter.com/yyIZ2e2Sag
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 2, 2024
The group shared the footage on X, captioning it with: “U.S. troopers, who carry the blood of our troopers and 1000’s of Palestinians on their palms, can’t defile our nation. Each time you step into these lands, we are going to welcome you as you deserve!”
ABD’NİN EN BÜYÜK TAARRUZ GEMİSİ USS WASP’TA GÖREVLİ ABD ASKERLERİNE ÇUVAL GEÇİRDİK!
Mehmetçiğimizin ve binlerce Filistinlinin kanını elinde taşıyan ABD askerleri ülkemizi kirletemez.
Bu topraklara her adım attığınızda sizi hak ettiğiniz gibi karşılayacağız!
@USEmbassyTurkey… pic.twitter.com/Brzr6KZP8m— TGB (@genclikbirligi) September 2, 2024
The U.S. Embassy in Turkey confirmed the incident in a put up on X earlier right now. Fortunately, the sailors had been safely recovered rapidly after the assault unfolded.
We will verify stories that U.S. service members embarked aboard the usWasp had been the victims of an assault in İzmir right now and at the moment are secure. We thank Turkish authorities for his or her speedy response and ongoing investigation,” the U.S. Embassy in Turkey said in a post on X, previously Twitter.
USS Wasp’te görevli ABD’li askeri personelin bugün İzmir’de saldırıya maruz kaldığını ve şu an güvende olduğunu teyit ederiz. Olaya hızlı müdahale etmelerinden ve olayla ilgili soruşturma başlatmalarından dolayı Türk makamlarına teşekkür ederiz.
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We will verify stories that…
— U.S. Embassy Türkiye (@USEmbassyTurkey) September 2, 2024
According to Reuters, authorities have detained 15 members of the anti-American youth group answerable for the assault.
From Reuters:
“Turkish authorities on Monday detained 15 members of an anti-American youth group who bodily assaulted two U.S. army personnel within the metropolis of Izmir, the state-run Anadolu information company reported.
The company stated members of the Turkish Youth Union, which is affiliated with the Patriotic Occasion — a small, nationalist political social gathering with out parliament seats — had been detained on the orders of a prosecutor.”
As world tensions rise amid ongoing conflicts, such incidents solely serve to exacerbate the strained relations between the U.S. army and varied factions world wide. Sadly, 4 years of weak incompetence by Biden has emboldened and enabled incidents like this to occur.