Turkish state media reported at least 13 killed in a vehicle bombing in
the northern Syrian town of Tel Abyad, one of the towns captured in the
early days of their invasion of Syrian Kurdistan.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that the dead included civilians and pro-Turkey fighters. Turkey was quick to blame the Kurdish YPG for carrying out the attack, but provided no evidence of that.
Turkey views the Kurdish YPG as a terrorist organization, and blaming
them for a bombing would be an easy choice for officials. Officials
further condemned the terrorists for attacking “innocent civilians,”
downplaying the pro-Turkish fighters.
Kurdish officials haven’t offered a statement one way or another on the
matter. Confirming the attack would mean confirming the YPG is active in
the safe zone after Russia confirmed the pullout of Kurds from the safe
zone.
Occupation in and of itself is an act of terrorism. This bombing sounds like self defense.