Silence of the PKK in the Pentagon… The terrorist organization did not respond to the question

The enigma continues regarding the US soldiers accompanying the YPG/PKK leader in Syria, Şahin, code name “Mazlum Abdi”, who was the target of an airstrike in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah.

At the daily press briefing, AA correspondent Ryder said: “CENTCOM confirmed that three US soldiers accompanied YPG/SDG ringleader Mazlum Abdi, who was targeted in an airstrike in northern Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah province. last week. What were the duties and commitments of the American soldiers with Mazlum Abdi? In response to the question, he cited the fight against ISIS as the reason.

Ryder said that in the city of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on April 7, a moving convoy was fired upon, including US soldiers, ammunition fell 100 meters from the convoy, but there were no casualties, and that US soldiers were there. “within the scope of the fight against ISIS”.

Asked by the AA reporter if Iraq allowed the trip, Ryder simply said that they provided tactical support to Iraqi security forces in the fight against ISIS.

“This operation was an interregional mission to fight ISIS,” Ryder said. he performed the assessment of it.

HE DID NOT GIVE A CLEAR ANSWER TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PKK

The AA correspondent said: “Mazlum Abdi is in Syria. You cooperate with him in Syria. Here is a cross-border situation.” At these words, Ryder tried to evade questions by stating that the headquarters of the coalition against ISIS is in Iraq.

Asked by a reporter if they are concerned about the US soldiers accompanying the leader of the terror organization, who is a legitimate target for Turkey due to his ties to the PKK, Ryder said he is not concerned about that and that they have been collaborating with the organization. which uses the name “SDG” in Syria since 2014. .

Ryder claimed that the SDF is not the PKK and that they are working with the SDF in the fight against ISIS in Syria. (AA)