YPG/PKK terror group kills protesters in Syria: Sources

By Mohamed Misto and Adham Kako

ANKARA (AA) – The YPG/PKK terrorist group has killed seven civilians in Syria's Deir Ez-Zor province, according to local sources.

Residents of Deir Ez-Zor’s town of Al-Sheel staged demonstrations late Wednesday against the YPG/PKK's continued presence in the region.

Demonstrators accused the terrorist group of looting the town's resources, including its oil, local sources said.

YPG/PKK terrorists reportedly opened fire on the demonstration, killing six protesters.

On Thursday morning, another protester was killed when YPG/PKK terrorists opened fire on a similar demonstration.

Tensions in the area mounted further when angry residents responded to the aggression by torching the group's local headquarters.

Since April 25, anti-YPG/PKK demonstrations have been reported on Deir Ez-Zor’s eastern, northern and western outskirts.

*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat