Turkey conducted aerial strikes against Kurdish militant bases successful bluish Iraq and Syria, the Turkish defence ministry announced aboriginal Sunday, a week aft an explosion successful Istanbul that killed six radical and injured much than 80 others.
The targets were bases that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia were utilizing to motorboat violent attacks connected Turkey, the ministry said.
“Our purpose is to guarantee the information of our 85 cardinal citizens and our borders, and to retaliate for immoderate treacherous onslaught connected our country,” Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said successful a statement.
Ankara blames the PKK for the Istanbul blast, a complaint the outlawed radical has denied. In caller days, astir 2 twelve radical person been arrested successful transportation with the bombing, including 5 successful Bulgaria connected Saturday, according to Reuters.
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