⁣U.S. Navy Personnel from the USS Wasp were Captured and had Hoods Placed over their Heads in Izmir,

⁣U.S. Navy Personnel from the USS Wasp were Captured and had Hoods Placed over their Heads in Izmir, Turkey

• identified as the Turkish Youth Union, they physically attacked and attempted to abduct the sailors, placing sacks over their heads while chanting anti-American slogans like "Yankee go home."
—— This occurred after the USS Wasp had conducted joint training exercises with Turkish assault ships in the Mediterranean and had just arrived in Izmir.

• The group responsible for the attack justified their actions by claiming that U.S. soldiers carry the "blood of our soldiers and thousands of Palestinians on their hands."

• Turkish authorities swiftly detained 15 members of this group following the incident.

• The U.S. Embassy confirmed the safety of the service members involved.