a few seconds agoAt least 36 people dead from Turkish attacks in Syria
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Turkey's combat aircraft have hit the pro-government Syrian forces in the African region of Syria, killing at least 36 of them, the Syrian Watcher for Human Rights has announced. According to Reuters, the pro-government Syrian forces have infiltrated the Africa region last week in support of Kurdish militia, which are the target of the operation [...]
According to Reuters, the pro-government Syrian forces have infiltrated the Africa region last week in support of the Kurdish militia, which are the target of the operation launched by Turkey in January.
According to observers, air strikes have hit the Qad Jina camp, marking the third time within 48 hours that Turkey's fighter planes have attacked pro-government forces in Africa.
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which are in alliance with the People's Protection Unit (YPG), have said through a statement that Turkish air strikes have hit positions controlled by the Syrian military for five hours.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildrim has said state forces have invaded the town of Rajo by militants.
Syrian observer has said the Turkish army is controlling about 70 per cent of the city, located about 25km northwest of Africa.
Turkey considers that the YPG is linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PPK), which has been in uprisings for three decades in Turkey.
For more, The PKK is considered a terrorist organisation by the United States, the European Union and Turkey.
But the Kurdish militiamen of Syria (YPG) have been an important ally of the United States in the fight against militants of the extremist group, the Islamic State.
