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May 2nd, 2017 
Awake Goy 
nsnbc : As threatened by Turkey’s President R. Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish military forces and allied “rebels” continued attacking the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria. Some of the attacks appear to have been coordinated with Al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra or made it possible for fighters linked to the internationally outlawed organization to attack YPG forces.
Image courtesy YPG
Turkey continued its attaks against the YPG in northern Syria despite condemnations from the governments of Syria, Russia, and the United States, among others. Attacks, starting Wednesday last week prompted the United States to deploy a limited number of troops as deterrent against fighting between Turkey and the YPG. The United States, Russia as well as the Syrian government see the YPG as an important ally in the fight against ISIS.
However, on Maj 1 the YPG reported that Turkish occupying forces and “the gangs under their command” continue to attacks on and violations of the territory of Rojava. On April 28, 2017 an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Turkish military reportedly carried out reconnaissance flights over the villages of Zormixar and Ziyaret around Kobanê.
Meanwhile, Turkish military attacked the village Hemama in the Cindirêsê district of Afrîn with tanks, while gangs with ties to the Turkish military attacked the villages Eyn Dêqne and Maranez also in the Afrîn region with tanks, mortars and heavy weapons. After these attacks around 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. these gangs with ties to the Turkish military attacked the villages of Maranez, Eyn Deqnê, Belûnê and Minix in the Afrîn region. At the same time the Al Nusra gangs tried to attack the village of Basûfanê in the Afrin region of Şerawa with artillery.
The YPG stressed that during all these attacks the warplanes of the Turkish military were flying over the border near Afrîn. It is noteworthy the neither the YPG, nor Turkey, or other members of the U.S. led coalition reported on any air strikes against the al-Nusra units who attacked the village of Basûfanê.
In the morning of April 29, 2017, gangs with ties to the Turkish military attacked the village of Xazewî with artillery. In the evening Turkey’s air force reportedly increased its activity. Power in the region was cut und reconnaissance flights were done over the region. During the night gangs with ties to the Turkish military attacked the villages Maranez and Belûne of Afrîn with mortars, artillery and Doçkas (anti-aerial guns). At the same time the gangs attacked the villages if Girê Qastellê in the district of Cindirês in Afrîn with heavy weapons.
On April 30, 2017 gangs with ties to the Turkish military attacked the villages of Ayn Deqnê and Maranez with mortars and artillery. The YPG reported that its forces replied to these attacks with the necessary force.
F/AK – nsnbc 01.05.2017
Source Article from https://nsnbc.me/2017/05/01/turkey-plus-rebels-continue-attacks-on-syrian-kurds-ypg/
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