10 minutes agoTurkey launches air strikes north of Syria
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(5 years ago)The Turkish Air Force has carried out its first air strikes after 17 months against an area in northern Syria controlled by Kurdish rebels Saturday evening, the Syrian Human Rights Monitor (SOHR) has said. “A Turkish fighter plane has hit the military positions of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the village of Saida [...]
“A Turkish fighter plane has hit the military positions of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the village of Saida in the Ain Issa region... which caused strong explosions”, Syrian Human Rights Monitor (SOHR) said.
It was the first air strike since the “Operation Spring of Peace”, an October 2019 military campaign launched by Ankara and its Syrian allies against SDF in northern Syria.
This operation, interrupted after two agreements negotiated by Ankara with Washington, and then Moscow, allowed Turkey to take control of a secure “> ” within Syria.
The Ain Issa region, however, remained in the hands of Kurdish forces.
“The clashes between the two sides have continued for the last 24 hours. Turkish forces have had trouble advancing since the SDF destroyed a Turkish tank. There's also victim”, said SOHR Director Rami Abdul Rahman.
The Syrian Kurdish-led People Protection Units, which form the most important part of the SDF, are considered by Turkey to be a terrorist “denge” of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.
But they have also been the main ally of the United States and others in the battle against the Daesh group in Syria.
