{"id":2335722,"date":"2024-09-02T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-two-american-service-members-surrounded-and-assaulted-during-port-visit\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T17:09:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T21:09:30","slug":"video-two-american-service-members-surrounded-and-assaulted-during-port-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-two-american-service-members-surrounded-and-assaulted-during-port-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Two American Service Members Surrounded and Assaulted During Port Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-two-american-service-members-surrounded-and-assaulted-during-port-visit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2335722&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On September 2, 2024, two American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">service members<\/a> from the USS Wasp were\u200c assaulted in Izmir, Turkey. The attack was carried out \u200bby 15 individuals affiliated\u2064 with the anti-American\u2063 group, the Turkish Youth Union. Following the incident, the U.S. Embassy confirmed the assault, expressing\u2064 gratitude for the swift response of \u200cTurkish authorities \u200dwho \u2063arrested the assailants. <\/p>\n<p>Reports \u200cindicate that the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-gave-go-ahead-for-vicious-hamas-terror-attack-against-israel-report\/\" title=\"Iran approved Hamas terror attack on Israel: Report\">assault involved<\/a> the attackers placing bags over \u200cthe heads of the U.S. servicemembers while chanting anti-American slogans\u200b such as &#8220;Yankee go home,&#8221; allegedly as a form of &#8220;payback&#8221; for\u200c past incidents \u200binvolving American and Turkish soldiers. The Turkish authorities stated that the \u200cassailants included 2 women and 13 men who physically attacked the\u200d service members, and additional U.S. personnel present intervened before the police quickly arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish Youth Union, linked to nationalist\u200c sentiments and the\u200c Vatan Party, condemned the U.S. military presence in Turkey,\u200c claiming \u2064that American soldiers carry the &#8220;blood&#8221; of their soldiers and others. All \u200d15 attackers were arrested, reflecting growing tensions in the\u2063 region related to \u200cU.S. military activities and historical grievances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two American service members were assaulted in Turkey on Monday, in an incident that led to the arrest of 15 members of an anti-American group.<\/p>\n<p>The incident involving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">crew members<\/a> of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp took place in Izmir, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-america-defeat-isis-fears-grow-turkey-will-invade-syria-leading-mass-exodus-isis-terrorists-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can confirm reports that U.S. service members embarked aboard the USS Wasp were the victims of an assault in &#304;zmir today, and are now safe. We thank Turkish authorities for their rapid response and ongoing investigation,&rdquo; the U.S. Embassy in Turkey <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USEmbassyTurkey\/status\/1830635020077130111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tr\">USS Wasp&rsquo;te g&ouml;revli ABD&rsquo;li askeri personelin bug&uuml;n &#304;zmir&rsquo;de sald&#305;r&#305;ya maruz kald&#305;&#287;&#305;n&#305; ve &#351;u an g&uuml;vende oldu&#287;unu teyit ederiz. Olaya h&#305;zl&#305; m&uuml;dahale etmelerinden ve olayla ilgili soru&#351;turma ba&#351;latmalar&#305;ndan dolay&#305; T&uuml;rk makamlar&#305;na te&#351;ekk&uuml;r ederiz.<\/p>\n<p>\/\/<\/p>\n<p>We can confirm reports that&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Embassy T&uuml;rkiye (@USEmbassyTurkey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USEmbassyTurkey\/status\/1830635020077130111?\">September 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The Turkish Youth Union released an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/turkey-calls-for-islamic-world-to-unite-against-israel-should-move-as-one-with-one-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-American statement<\/a> after the incident, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-soldiers-assaulted-western-turkey-local-governors-office-us-embassy-say-2024-09-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;U.S. soldiers who carry the blood of our soldiers and thousands of Palestinians on their hands cannot dirty our country. Every time you step foot in these lands, we will meet you the way you deserve,&rdquo; the group said.<\/p>\n<p>The X account OSINTdefender posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1830652735232082421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video of the incident to X<\/a>, writing, &ldquo;Two U.S. Servicemembers on Shore Liberty today from the USS Wasp (LHD-1) in &#304;zmir, Turkey were Assaulted and had Bags placed over their Heads by a Group of Turkish Youth Nationalists, who said it was &ldquo;Payback&rdquo; for an Incident which occurred between American and Turkish Soldiers in the Early 2000s.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following contains video that some viewers may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two U.S. Servicemembers on Shore Liberty today from the USS Wasp (LHD-1) in &#304;zmir, Turkey were Assaulted and had Bags placed over their Heads by a Group of Turkish Youth Nationalists, who said it was &ldquo;Payback&rdquo; for an Incident which occurred between American and Turkish Soldiers&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RFfvuO9zLV\">pic.twitter.com\/RFfvuO9zLV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1830652735232082421?\">September 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The attack was accompanied by chants of &ldquo;Yankee go home.&rdquo; Turkish authorities explained that those involved were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zg-taliban-hamas-officials-meet-in-turkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A group of 15 people, 2 women and 13 men, members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/us-sailors-victims-videotaped-attack-istanbul\/story?id=26860943\">Turkish Youth Union<\/a> (TGB), physically attacked 2 U.S. military personnel in civilian clothes,&rdquo; the Izmir Governorship, the local governor&rsquo;s office, said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/2-uss-wasp-service-members-attacked-group-turkey\/story?id=113330142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition, 5 plain clothes US soldiers saw the incident from a distance, and got involved. Our police forces quickly responded to the incident,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A U.S. soldier, allegedly serving aboard the USS Wasp, was attacked in Turkey when a group of people ambushed him and forced a sack over his head after the warship arrived at the port of Izmir.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Go home, Yankee!&rdquo; shouted one man in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>This is all happening as Turkey&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oGWYR3JZij\">pic.twitter.com\/oGWYR3JZij<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShadowofEzra\/status\/1830628880790544638?\">September 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>All 15 people involved were taken into custody, the Izmir Governorship said.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish Youth Union is a national group that is opposed to the U.S. and is connected to the &ldquo;Vatan Party,&rdquo; a Turkish nationalist political party.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#127481;&#127479;&#127482;&#127480;&#8252;&#65039;&#128680; Turkish Youth Union attacks a US soldier in Izmir!<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Put the sack over his head! Yankee go home!&rdquo; The US loses its friends and allies all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>The American soldier is from the US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, which came to the region to protect&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oAHE2XUjPO\">pic.twitter.com\/oAHE2XUjPO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyLordBebo\/status\/1830632594599243926?\">September 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wasp&rsquo;s port call followed an exercise in partnership with a Turkish naval vessel, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/479904\/uss-wasp-visits-izmir-turkiye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Defense<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The incident occurred in Izmir and involved personnel from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp. The U.S. Embassy in Turkey confirmed that the service members were assaulted but are now safe, expressing gratitude to Turkish authorities for their swift response and ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Following the attack, the Turkish Youth Union issued a statement condemning American soldiers, claiming they cannot tarnish Turkey&#8217;s reputation due to their past actions against Turkish and Palestinian people. A video shared on social media depicted the assault, where two U.S. servicemen were reportedly ambushed by a group of Turkish nationalists who placed bags over their heads as an act of &#8220;payback&#8221; for historical incidents involving American and Turkish soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>The assailants chanted &#8220;Yankee go home&#8221; during the attack. According to local officials, 15 individuals\u2014two women and thirteen men\u2014were arrested for physically attacking two unarmed U.S. military personnel while five other plainclothes soldiers witnessed the event from afar before intervening.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has raised concerns about rising anti-American sentiment in Turkey, particularly among nationalist groups like the Turkish Youth Union, which is affiliated with a nationalist political party known as Vatan Party.<\/p>\n<p>This confrontation occurred shortly after USS Wasp&#8217;s port visit following joint exercises with a Turkish naval vessel, highlighting tensions between local sentiments and military cooperation efforts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2335723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/turkey-icident.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39927,4767,39928],"class_list":["post-2335722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-american-service-members","tag-assault","tag-port-visit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/turkey-icident.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}