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ISIS announces the killing of an Italian citizen

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epa07251366 (FILE) - A convoy of US army troops and the People's Protection Units (YPG) Kurdish militia patrol near al-Ghanamya village, al-Darbasiyah town at the Syrian-Turkish border, Syria, 29 April 2017 (Reissued 28 December 2018). According to reports on 28 December 2018, The US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which control a 250km territory in northern Syria, asked Assad's Syrian army to take over control of Manbij town in order to protect it from a potential Turkish attack. On 19 December 2018 US President Donald J. Trump announced the withdrawal of US forces from Syria, and on 24 December 2018 he said that Turkey will be clearing the last of IS pockets in Syria. Turkey classifies the YPG and SDF as terrorist organizations. EPA-EFE/YOUSSEF RABIE YOUSSEF

ISIS announced that it killed an Italian citizen identified as 33 year Lorenzo Orsetti from Florence.

Initial information indicates that Orsetti had left Italy to join Kurdish forces fighting against ISIS in Syria. According to the information issued by ISIS, he was killed in the latest fighting in Baghuz, the last bastion of the ISIS forces in Syria and the scene of heavy fighting in recent days.

Italian security forces confirmed the report and said that Orsetti was fighting with the Kurdish YPG militia, who are linked to the Turkish PKK. Orsetti is said to have been killed in a fire fight that ensued after an ambush by the jihadis.

Orsetti is the second Italian to be killed fighting amongst the Kurdish forces. On the 7 December, the death of 50 year old Giovanni Francesco Asperti, who as well had joined the Kurdish forces in Syria fighting ISIS.

Via TGCOM 24

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