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Suspected Turkish drone kills two members of PKK-affiliated group in Shingal
2022-01-22
[Rudaw] A suspected Ottoman Turkish drone targeted two vehicles in Shingal, killing two members of a local force, affiliated to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), reported local media.

Denge Cira Sengale, a news outlet linked to the PKK, reported that a Ottoman Turkish drone hit two vehicles in Shilo valley, Shingal, adding that a Shingal Resistance® Units (YBS) fighter Anwar Tolhildan and commander Azad Ezidi were killed.

The YBS is a Yazidi militia group affiliated to the PKK. It is frequently targeted by The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
 as part of the country’s cross-border military campaigns against the PKK.

Rojnews, another PKK-affiliated news outlet, also reported the drone attack, saying that it is not clear if there were casualties.

Shingal Womens Units (YJS), an all-female force linked to the YBS, confirmed both casualties.

PKK is an gang struggling for the increased rights of Kurds in Turkey. It is considered a terrorist organization by Ankara.
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