Two US Marines Assaulted by Mob in Turkey

The U.S. Embassy in Turkey confirmed the two service members were from the USS Wasp, which is docked in the port city of Izmir.

A group holds down a U.S. Marine on the street and puts a white hood over his head while shouting slogans, in Izmir, Turkey, on Sept. 2, 2024, in a still from video. @genclikbirligi via X Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

A pair of United States Marines in western Turkey have been assaulted by members of a local anti-American group, officials have confirmed.

The U.S. Embassy in Turkey said in a Sept. 2 statement on social media platform X that the two service members were from the USS Wasp, a multipurpose amphibious assault ship currently docked in the port city of Izmir.