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Turkey has also long been unhappy about the strong Kurdish presence in northeast Syria near the Turkish border. In 2019, Turkey began a planned military offensive into northeastern Syria aimed at ...
The PKK is designated as a terrorist group by Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union, and its battle against the Turkish government has left tens of thousands of people dead since the mid 1980s.
The attack was widely condemned and has been considered an act of terrorism by Turkish officials. [4] In retaliation, the Turkish military conducted airstrikes on positions in Iraq and Syria, which killed at least 12 civilians and wounded 25 more according to the Syrian Democratic Forces. [5]
Interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said the two attackers – a man and a woman – were killed in the incident.
[64] [65] As of 2020, Turkey has a military base with 2,000 personnel in Bashiqa and Bamarni Air Base garrisoned with around 60 tanks, Armoured personnel carriers and one commando battalion. [66] [67] Turkey has more than 40+ military and intelligence bases scattered all around Iraq, the most out of any country. [68]
Five SDF fighters were killed by Turkish artillery shelling of positions on Tishrin Dam. [14] On 22 December, two civilians were killed following Turkish artillery shelling of Kobani. [18] Turkish and SNA attacks on the Kobani countryside and Tishrin Dam continued into 2025 as part of the broader Turkish offensive in northern Syria. The attacks ...
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey launched fresh air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Syria and Iraq overnight, killing 59 militants, in response to a gun attack that killed ...
On 21 November two Turkish civilians were killed in Karkamış, by a rocket attack believed to be conducted by the SDF. [13] Also according to SOHR one Turkish soldier was killed and 7 were injured in Bab Al-Salama crossing on the borders with Turkey, after shelling from Kurdish and regime areas in northern Aleppo. [14]