In response to an attack on a Turkish military base in Iraq, Turkey said it carried out airstrikes against nearly 30 “terrorist targets” in northern Iraq and Syria. The targets of the night attacks were caves, bunkers, shelters and oil installations belonging to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Kurdish YPG militia, the Turkish Defense Ministry said today.
The YPG played an important role in the US-led fight against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist militia. Turkey, on the other hand, sees it as a partner organization of the PKK.
According to the latest information from Ankara, nine Turkish soldiers were killed in the attack on a Turkish military base in northern Iraq. “Terrorists” tried to storm the military base near Metina.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wanted to speak at an emergency meeting in Istanbul today about the increasing attacks on Turkish troops in the region. According to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, 113 people were detained today in operations across Turkey, accused of having links to the PKK.