Turkey strikes Iraq, Syria after attack on defence company near Ankara

Turkey’s Air Force has launched a powerful assault on Kurdish targets in both Iraq and Syria, seemingly in response to a devastating attack on a prominent state-run defense company. This incident tragically claimed the lives of five individuals and left more than 20 injured.

On Thursday, the Ministry of National Defence announced that a total of 47 targets had been ‘eliminated’ during the sweeping aerial offensive conducted on Wednesday. However, they refrained from disclosing specific details regarding the precise locations of the strikes. Importantly, they emphasized that ‘all necessary precautions’ were undertaken to minimize harm to civilians.

Defence Minister Yasar Guler confirmed that Turkish forces targeted 29 sites in the rugged terrains of northern Iraq and 18 in the volatile regions of northern Syria. Turkey asserts that the YPG, regarded as a terrorist organization, maintains close ties with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Turkey holds the PKK responsible for orchestrating Wednesday’s attack where militants unleashed explosives and gunfire at the TUSAS aerospace and defense company near Ankara—a vital establishment that specializes in the design and production of both civilian and military aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and an array of other defense industry and space systems.

Turkey’s Air Force has launched a powerful assault on Kurdish targets in both Iraq and Syria, seemingly in response to a devastating attack on a prominent state-run defense company. This incident tragically claimed the lives of five individuals and left more than 20 injured.

On Thursday, the Ministry of National Defence announced that a total of 47 targets had been ‘eliminated’ during the sweeping aerial offensive conducted on Wednesday. However, they refrained from disclosing specific details regarding the precise locations of the strikes. Importantly, they emphasized that ‘all necessary precautions’ were undertaken to minimize harm to civilians.

Defence Minister Yasar Guler confirmed that Turkish forces targeted 29 sites in the rugged terrains of northern Iraq and 18 in the volatile regions of northern Syria. Turkey asserts that the YPG, regarded as a terrorist organization, maintains close ties with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Turkey holds the PKK responsible for orchestrating Wednesday’s attack where militants unleashed explosives and gunfire at the TUSAS aerospace and defense company near Ankara—a vital establishment that specializes in the design and production of both civilian and military aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and an array of other defense industry and space systems.