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Kurdish-led Syrian SDF group rejects Turkish accusations it is behind Istanbul bombing

Kurdish-led Syrian SDF group rejects Turkish accusations it is behind Istanbul bombing

Ambulances arrive near the scene following an explosion in central Istanbul's Taksim area, on Nov. 13, 2022. (Credit: Kemal Aslan/Reuters)

AMMAN — The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, denied on Monday Turkish allegations that the SDF was involved in Sunday's bomb attack in Istanbul.

Turkey has accused the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, the backbone of the US-backed SDF, of responsibility for the blast that killed six people and injured scores.

Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi 

AMMAN — The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, denied on Monday Turkish allegations that the SDF was involved in Sunday's bomb attack in Istanbul.Turkey has accused the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, the backbone of the US-backed SDF, of responsibility for the blast that killed six people and injured scores.Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi ...