Kurdish militants of the Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) carried out an extremely brutal attack against a Turkish backed militia, using both close range ambush and improvised explosive techniques. The incident reportedly occurred in June 2023.

The footage is filmed at distance by a Kurdish militant, and shows a preplanned ambush on an unsuspecting pro Turkish mercenary arriving at an outpost to begin his guard shift. He is shot down at close range by small arms fire.

Some time later, two more pro Turkish militants arrive at the outpost to check on their buddy. Unknown to them, their comrade has been killed and the outpost has been rigged with a powerful improvised explosive device. The IED is detonated by the Kurdish militants once their targets enter the structure. They are most certainly killed in the blast.

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