Turkey launches retaliatory airstrikes on Kurdish targets in Syria, further challenging US alliance
Turkey launches new airstrikes on Kurdish targets in Syria in response to a bombing attack in Ankara. This exacerbates tensions with the US, as Turkey targets US-backed Kurdish forces fighting against ISIS.
Turkey's defense ministry has announced a new wave of airstrikes against Kurdish targets in Syria in retaliation for a recent bombing attack in Ankara. The strikes targeted 15 Kurdish targets in northern Syria, including headquarters and shelters used by Kurdish forces that the United States has relied on to fight against ISIS in Syria. This comes after a Turkish combat drone involved in the Syria operation was shot down by the United States.
Turkey bombs US occupied Syrian oil fields in retaliation for US shoot down of Turkish drone flying over Syria.
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Turkey has been conducting cross-border air raids against Kurdish targets in northeastern Syria and northern Iraq after a bombing in Ankara injured two policemen. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), listed as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies, claimed responsibility for the bombing in Ankara.
Turkey's operation in Syria has primarily targeted energy facilities controlled by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), which is part of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF reported that eight civilians have been killed in Turkey's strikes. The relationship between Turkey and the United States has been strained due to US support for the YPG.