There is no doubt that one is not limited to air operations, “a decision has to be made on how many troops from the ground forces to participate, and then steps are taken,” Erdogan said on Monday, according to the state news agency Anadolu. He wasn’t more specific.
Turkey took action against the YPG and the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party PKK on Sunday evening with numerous airstrikes in northern Iraq and northern Syria. At least 35 people were killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Kurdish militias had announced retaliation. On Sunday and Monday, Turkey reported shelling killing and wounding on its border with Syria.
The Turkish government linked its airstrikes to an attack on Istanbul’s Istiklal shopping street a week ago on Sunday. She sees the YPG and PKK as masterminds behind the attack, both of which rejected it. The investigations in Turkey are still ongoing. The Turkish government classifies the YPG and PKK as terrorist organizations.
(SDA)