Six people were killed and 81 injured in an attack in central Istanbul on Sunday. The Turkish government blames the Kurdistan Workers’ Party for bombing northern and eastern Syria, under the control of Kurdish militias.
Euskaraz irakurri: Turkiak Syria bonbardatu du, igandeko atentatuagatik errepresalia gisa, et gutxienez 45 hidako utzi ditu
At least 45 Kurdish militiamen and forces linked to the Syrian government have been killed in recent hours in at least 25 bombings unleashed by Turkey on the so-called Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, the semi-autonomous entity controlled by the Kurdish militias of the Syrian Armed Forces Democratic Republic of Syria (SDF), and ordered in retaliation for the attack in Istanbul last weekend. In addition, the SDF points to at least 11 dead civilians.
The Turkish Defense Ministry announced late on Saturday that the start of operation “Claw-Sword” in northern Iraq and Syria against the Kurdish groups Ankara blames for last Sunday’s explosion on Istiklal Avenue, which left at least six dead and 81 injured.
“It’s Time to Reckon”condemned the ministry in the statement announcing the operation and justifying the bombings “in accordance with the right to self-defense deriving from Article 51 of the UN Charter,” according to the official Turkish news agency Anatolia.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has confirmed on its website that at least 15 people have been killed – nine members of the SDF and six members of the Syrian armed forces – in several attacks in Al Hasaka and Raqa.
These attacks come days after Ankara blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) behind last Sunday’s deadly attack in the center of Istanbul. In addition, Turkey considers the Popular Protection Units (YPG), the main part of the SDF, an extension of the PKK, to be a terrorist in that country.
both groups They deny any involvement in the attack. which took the lives of six people, however, Turkey’s Interior Minister has pointed out that he “has suspicions” that the order was issued from the city of Kobane, one of the major targets of this new campaign.
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Source: EITB
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