It may be used as an improvised designated marksman rifle, if the group lacks arms explicitly for that purpose.
This rifle has greater velocity and accuracy at close range, especially given the magnified optic. This shows they have at least one full-length M16A2 rifle, but this time with an optic attached. In what could be seen as an ironic twist, the insurgents heavily associated and close to his party now carry rifles that are manufactured by a country that he'd regard as imperialist and therefore an enemy.Ībove is another weapon carried by the TİKKO cell in Afrin. This is ideal for night or low light operations.Īn interesting detail in the image above is the badge showing the face of İbrahim Kaypakkaya, the founder and prominent icon of TKP/ML.
The lower rifle is clearly set up for raids or assassinations, carrying a Pulsar Apex XD75 (3-6x magnification) thermal optic and a suppressor. The insurgent forces in Afrin typically carry out swift assassinations of TFSA forces riding on motorbikes or in cars. The rifle at the top of the image, however, has merely been shortened for the purposes of being lighter to carry and easier for insurgents to use. However, there are legitimate reasons to do so: in this case, the lower rifle’s muzzle had been damaged in an explosion, so it had to be modified to make a working rifle out of what would otherwise be useless. It's unclear if the stocks on these rifles are original also.Ĭutting down the rifles would require a large amount of work to the gas system, and typically produces a less reliable and less accurate firearm. Although a number of videos show 7.62x39mm AKMs in use by HRE, this particular TİKKO cell fighting alongside them prefer using more modern rifles.Ībove is an example of two rifles which both appear to be M16A4 rifles that have been cut down. The favoured weapons of the group are assault rifles, either chambered in 5.56x45mm or 5.45x39mm ammunition. I was lucky enough though to be recently shown a selection of firearms currently in use by a cell of TİKKO fighters in Afrin, directly from the fighters themselves. It's rare to see the arms of those fighting in Afrin in detail, as videos released by HRE are typically low quality and do not show weaponry clearly, if at all. There appears to be only a limited number of TİKKO fighters taking part in armed actions against the Turkish-backed forces in Afrin, but they do look to be well armed. TİKKO has more recently risen to greater prominence around the world through its fight against the Islamic State in Syria. TİKKO is the armed wing of the "Turkish Marxist–Leninist/Communist Party", which has been fighting the Turkish state since the 1970s.
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Since the Turkish Armed Forces and their allies, the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA) factions, seized the Syrian city of Afrin in March 2018, there's been an ongoing insurgency lead by a number of Kurdish groups, most prominent of which is the Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE).Īllied with, and fighting alongside HRE, is a small amount of TKP/ML TİKKO fighters.
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