The group behind the incident mentioned American troops have “Palestinian blood” on their arms
Members of a nationalist youth group have attacked two US Marines within the Turkish metropolis of Izmir on Monday. The service members disembarked from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, which arrived earlier that day throughout its deployment within the Mediterranean Sea.
A video of the altercation reveals a gaggle of males holding down a plain-clothed Marine, with one of many assailants placing a white sack over his head. The mob reportedly yelled “Yankee, go house!” when attacking the servicemen.
In response to the Izmir governor’s workplace, safety forces “shortly intervened within the incident,” detaining 15 suspects.
“The 2 Marines had been aided by different Marines within the space and had been subsequently taken to an area hospital for analysis as a precaution however weren’t injured and have returned to the USS Wasp,” mentioned Commander Timothy Gorman, a spokesman for US Naval Forces Europe-Africa.
The US Embassy launched an announcement, saying that People “at the moment are secure.” The diplomats thanked the Turkish authorities for “their speedy response and ongoing investigation.”
Türkiye Gençlik Birliği, izmir Limanı’na demirlenen ABD savaş gemisi Uss Wasp’ta görevli ABD askerine çuval geçirdi.Bedeli ne olursa olsun yıllar sonra intikamımızı aldığınız için şahsım adına dimension teşekkürü bir borç bilirim. @genclikbirligiCSA Digital pic.twitter.com/oO1L9btDIf
— Mustafa POLAT 🇹🇷 (@trmustafapolat) September 2, 2024
The assailants had been members of the nationalist Youth Union of Türkiye (TGB), which is affiliated with the small Patriotic Social gathering. “The US troopers who’ve the blood of our troopers and hundreds of Palestinians on their arms can’t pollute our nation,” the social gathering mentioned in an announcement on X (previously Twitter).
TGB Secretary Basic Aylin Kum instructed Euronews that the group had beforehand put sacks over the heads of American service members in six totally different cities. She mentioned that the assaults had been “a response” to the 2003 incident in Iraq, when US troops briefly detained Turkish commandos and transported them with hoods over their heads. The incident brought on widespread outrage in Türkiye on the time and put a pressure on the relations between the international locations.
Though Ankara stays Washington’s essential ally within the area, the 2 NATO members have repeatedly clashed in recent times.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been a vocal critic of Israel’s warfare in Gaza and launched incursions in opposition to US-allied Kurdish forces in Syria. The US, in the meantime, unsuccessfully pressured Ankara to scrap its deal to purchase the S-400 air protection missile techniques from Russia.
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