At least two US soldiers were physically assaulted on the streets of Izmir in Turkey — a NATO ally of the United States — by a far-right Turkish youth group on Monday, the local governor’s office said, adding that 15 individuals involved in the attack have been detained.
The Youth Union of Turkey (TGB), took responsibility for the assault, saying: “We put sacks on US soldiers serving on the largest attack ship of the USA, USS Wasp. US soldiers, who carry the blood of our soldiers and thousands of Palestinians on their hands, cannot defile our country. Every time you step into these lands, we will welcome you as you deserve.”
The TGB made the statement sharing a video of the incident on social media platform X.