Two US Marines ambushed, assaulted by mob of Turkish nationalists: 'Yankee, go home!'

A mob of Turkish nationalists attacked U.S. Marines in western Turkey on Monday, resulting in the arrests of 15 people. The incident took place in Izmir, which is located on Turkey’s Aegean coast. In a statement, the Izmir governor’s office said the assailants belonged to the Youth Union of Turkey, which is connected to the nationalist Vatan Party. The governor said that the victims, who were assigned to the USS Wasp, were “physically attacked.” The service members were identified as “soldiers” by authorities, but are U.S. Marines… Five U.S. service members intervened during the incident, and authorities eventually arrested all 15 of the men who attacked the Marines. The U.S. Navy said the two Marines, aided by other Marines in the area, were taken to a local hospital as a precaution but were not injured, adding that the attacked Marines have returned to the USS Wasp .