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Displaced Syrians stage protests near Türkiye-Syria border to call for removal of YPG/PKK from their land

A great number of Syrian protesters gathered near the Oncupinar border crossing with Türkiye to call for the YPG/PKK terrorists to be cleared from their lands. The displaced Syrians also chanted slogans praising the Turkish army that conduct the cross-border operations to clear the northern region of war-torn Syria from terror elements.

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Displaced Syrians stage protests near Türkiye-Syria border to call for removal of YPG/PKK from their land

Syrians who were forced to flee their hometown of Tal Rifat by the YPG/PKK terrorist group held a demonstration on Friday.

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Displaced Syrians stage protests near Türkiye-Syria border to call for removal of YPG/PKK from their land

The protesters gathered near the Oncupinar border crossing with Türkiye demanding that the YPG/PKK terrorists be cleared from their lands.

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Displaced Syrians stage protests near Türkiye-Syria border to call for removal of YPG/PKK from their land

They also chanted slogans praising the Turkish army.

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Displaced Syrians stage protests near Türkiye-Syria border to call for removal of YPG/PKK from their land

Sulaiman Abdo, who was forcibly displaced, told Anadolu Agency: "We came together to protest against the terrorist organization YPG and its supporters. We want the Turkish army and the Syrian National Army to clear our lands from terrorism."

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Displaced Syrians stage protests near Türkiye-Syria border to call for removal of YPG/PKK from their land

"The YPG has deprived us of our sustenance, condemned us to a life in tents, we have been living in tents for six years, away from our home," he added.

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Displaced Syrians stage protests near Türkiye-Syria border to call for removal of YPG/PKK from their land

Some 250,000 civilians in Tal Rifat and the surrounding areas were displaced in 2016 by YPG/PKK terrorists. They sought refugee close to the Turkish border.

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Displaced Syrians stage protests near Türkiye-Syria border to call for removal of YPG/PKK from their land

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.

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Displaced Syrians stage protests near Türkiye-Syria border to call for removal of YPG/PKK from their land

The YPG has been acting in the northern region of conflict-hit Syria as the bloody-minded PKK terror group's offshoot.