Turkey pounds PKK positions in 'anti-terror' operation
- 9 years ago
Turkey calls it a “synchronised fight against terror” – targeting Islamic State and Kurdish militants.
But Kurdish Workers Party or PKK positions have been pounded most intensely since air strikes began last week.
Turkish jets have carried out their heaviest assaults on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq since then, in what Baghdad condemned as a “dangerous escalation and an assault on Iraqi sovereignty”.
Turkey launched near-simultaneous strikes against PKK camps in Iraq and ISIL fighters in Syria last Friday.
As #Turkey continues bombing Kurdish rebels, parliament debates continuing the campaign – http://t.co/6fxV2PlWWG pic.twitter.com/YdYmU7XqEN— Voice of America (@VOANews) 29 Juillet 2015
In the fight against ISIL, Ankara has now formally approved an understanding with Washington which includes opening air bases to the US-led coalition.
Turkey has joined the front-line in the battle against the jihadists after years of reluctance.
Engaging in conflicts on two fronts
But Kurdish Workers Party or PKK positions have been pounded most intensely since air strikes began last week.
Turkish jets have carried out their heaviest assaults on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq since then, in what Baghdad condemned as a “dangerous escalation and an assault on Iraqi sovereignty”.
Turkey launched near-simultaneous strikes against PKK camps in Iraq and ISIL fighters in Syria last Friday.
As #Turkey continues bombing Kurdish rebels, parliament debates continuing the campaign – http://t.co/6fxV2PlWWG pic.twitter.com/YdYmU7XqEN— Voice of America (@VOANews) 29 Juillet 2015
In the fight against ISIL, Ankara has now formally approved an understanding with Washington which includes opening air bases to the US-led coalition.
Turkey has joined the front-line in the battle against the jihadists after years of reluctance.
Engaging in conflicts on two fronts