Turkish security forces detain 6 YPG fighters in northern Syria: ministry
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ANKARA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security forces have detained six members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Friday.
"Six other PKK/YPG terrorists, who were determined over attempting to carry out terrorist activities to disrupt peace and security environment in the Operation Olive Branch area, were detained," the ministry said on Twitter.
On Thursday, the ministry also announced that the security forces detained two other YPG members in the same area.
Turkey sees the YPG group as the Syrian branch of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
The Turkish army launched Operation Euphrates Shield in 2016, Operation Olive Branch in 2018, Operation Peace Spring in 2019, and Operation Spring Shield in 2020 in northern Syria in order to create a YPG-free zone along its border with the neighboring country.
The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union, has been rebelling against the Turkish government for over 30 years, which has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people. Enditem
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