In disturbing video out of Turkey Monday, members of the socialist and nationalist group Turkish Youth Union attacked American soldiers on the streets of Izmir in protest “against Israeli actions in Gaza and decades-long ‘U.S. imperialism.’” The soldiers were reportedly serving on the warship the USS Wasp, which is in the Mediterranean supporting U.S. operations in Gaza.
The video shows men aggressively shoving a sack over a soldier’s head:
🚨New: A US soldier was attacked in Türkiye. A group of people put a sack on the head of an American soldier allegedly serving on a US warship (USS Wasp) arrived at the port of Izmir, Türkiye.
“Yankee, go home!” the group chanted.
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Fifteen assailants were arrested after the assault.
In a statement, the Izmir governor’s office said members…
