Turkey launches deadly aerial campaign over Syria in response to Istanbul bombing - CNN

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Eleven radical person been killed successful Syria, including 1 journalist, aft Turkish warplanes carried retired an “air operation” successful the state and neighboring Iraq precocious Saturday, according to an authoritative from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). There person not been immoderate casualties reported from the Iraqi side.

Turkey’s caller cross-border offensive, dubbed “Operation Claw-Sword” by its defence ministry, targets the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), PYD People’s Defense Units (YPG), and Union of Communities successful Kurdistan (KCK), reported state-run quality bureau Anadolu.

The run follows a deadly explosion successful the bosom of Istanbul a week ago, which Turkish officials said Kurdish separatists were liable for, a assertion denied by Kurdish groups. That onslaught killed astatine slightest six radical and injured astatine slightest 81 others.

Turkish combatant jets conducted airstrikes astir Kobani, Dahir al-Arab colony and al-Beilonya, SDF caput of media, Ferhad Shami, said via Twitter.

Shami said the strikes impacted northbound and eastbound Syria, destroying a infirmary successful Kobani and a powerfulness presumption successful Derik, arsenic good arsenic destroying atom silos successful Dahir al-Arab.

An eyewitness told CNN warplanes conducted airstrikes adjacent Tal Rifaat city, successful the bluish countryside of Aleppo, which is controlled by the YPG.

Turkey’s defence curate congratulated his country’s aerial unit Sunday for the “successful” aerial operation, according to Anadolu.

“Terrorists’ shelters, bunkers, caves, tunnels, and warehouses were successfully destroyed. We followed them closely. The alleged office of the violent enactment were besides deed and destroyed,” Hulusi Akar said successful an code from the superior Ankara, Anadolu reported.

Both Turkey and the United States see the PKK a violent organization. The 2 countries disagree connected the presumption of the subject helping of the YPG, which has been a US state successful the combat against ISIS successful Syria, but Turkey considers it the Syrian hold of the PKK.

A pistillate has been detained nether suspicion of carrying retired the deadly blast successful Istanbul past Sunday. She has been identified arsenic a Syrian nationalist who was trained by Kurdish militants, according to Turkish authorities.

Officials from the SDF, the YPG and the People’s Defense Forces (HPG), which is the equipped helping of the PKK, person each denied engagement successful the attack.

Meanwhile Bulgarian prosecutors person brought charges against 5 radical for supporting violent acts successful transportation with the blast.

Charges person been brought against the 5 individuals for 2 crimes, Bulgarian Supervising Prosecutor Anglel Kanev told reporters Saturday. “One [is being in] an organized transgression radical for trafficking and quality trafficking. The different is, according to nonfiction 108A successful the transgression code, mostly speaking, aiding to a definite grade astatine a definite moment, violent activities.”

All of the suspects are overseas nationals, and 1 has dual Bulgarian citizenship, Kanev said.