PYD/PKK supporters attack mosque in Netherlands

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JANUARY 23: Sympathizers of the PYD/PKK terror organization attacked a mosque in the Netherlands on Monday night, according to mosque officials.The windows of the Geylani Mosque, which is run by the Geylani Foundation, a moderate Muslim group, were broken and the walls were vandalized with slogans related to the terrorist organization.Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Ali Dede, head of the Tas Geylani Foundation, condemned the attack, adding that it was likely related to Turkey’s current military operation in northwest Syria.Turkey on Saturday launched Operation Olive Branch to remove the PYD/PKK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin, just across Turkey’s southern border. Tas said that a group of people who came for morning prayers noticed the graffiti on the walls.Slogans such as “Afrin”, “Apo” (referring to the convicted leader of the terrorist PKK), and "PKK youth" were written on the mosque’s walls. According to a neighbor, the incident happened around 05.00 am (0400GMT), Tas added."As a mosque, we have been serving young people and families here for 15 years. We never harmed anyone, and everyone knows us in this neighborhood. Such incidents sadden us all,” he said.Tas stated that they filed a report with the police.PYD/PKK terrorist sympathizers also attacked two mosques in Germany on Sunday night, sparking outrage among the country’s Turkish-Muslim community.In Germany, the PKK has been banned since 1993, but it is still active, with nearly 14,000 followers among the country's Kurdish immigrant population.Supporters of the PYD/PKK have organized demonstrations in various German cities to protest Turkey’s ongoing military operation against the terrorist group in northwest Syria.The three-decade-plus campaign of the PKK, listed as a terrorist group by the U.S. and the EU, has killed some 40,000 people, including women and children, including over 1,200 people since July 2015 alone.(Footage by Abdullah Asiran/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)