Video Shows U.S. Soldier Getting Attacked In Turkey

A video circulating on X shows a U.S. soldier getting attacked by a nationalist Turkish Youth group on Monday.

The video shows a group of Turkish nationalists surrounding a U.S. soldier and putting a plastic bag over his head.

A group of nationalists also attacked another soldier.

In a statement, a Turkish government office stated, “The Turkey Youth Union (TGB), a youth branch of the nationalist opposition Vatan Party, “physically attacked” two U.S. soldiers dressed in civilian clothes in the Konak district.”

Watch the attack here:

🚨Thugs in Turkey abduct a sailor from the USS Wasp and put a bag over his head yelling “Yankee, go home”

When his fellow sailor tries to rescue him, they assault him

This is what Biden’s weakness has done to our military pic.twitter.com/EwmDyZXflb

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) September 2, 2024

Per Reuters:

A nationalist Turkish youth group on Monday physically assaulted two U.S. soldiers in western Turkey, the U.S. Embassy in Turkey and the local governor’s office said, adding that 15 assailants had been detained over the incident.

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In a statement, the Izmir governor’s office said members of the Turkey Youth Union (TGB), a youth branch of the nationalist opposition Vatan Party, “physically attacked” two U.S. soldiers dressed in civilian clothes in the Konak district.

It added that five U.S. soldiers joined in after seeing the incident, and that police intervened. All 15 attackers had been detained and an investigation was launched into the matter, it said.A White House spokesperson said on Monday Washington was “troubled” by the assault but added it was “appreciative that Turkish police are taking this matter seriously and holding those responsible accountable.”

BREAKING NOW: United States NAVY personnel from the USS Wasp have been ABDUCTED after disembarking in Izmir, Turkey..

DEVELOPING..

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— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) September 2, 2024

Per The Guardian:

Two US military service members were “physically attacked” in the port city of Izmir in western Turkey on Monday by members of an anti-American youth group, authorities said.

Fifteen suspected assailants were detained in the attack on the two service members, who were dressed in civilian clothing at the time of the incident. Five other US service members joined in the incident after seeing the violent encounter, officials said.

Those detained were members of the Turkey Youth Union (TGB), a youth offshoot of the nationalist opposition Vatan Party. Police intervened in the incident and authorities are conducting an investigation, officials said.

“We can confirm reports that US service members embarked aboard the USS Wasp were the victims of an assault in İzmir today, and are now safe,” the US embassy to Turkey said on X. “We thank Turkish authorities for their rapid response and ongoing investigation.”