Turkey launches attacks on ISIS, Kurds in Northern Syria
Thu Aug 25, 2016 03:11:pm World
2.7K By Buchi Obichie
Following Saturday's attack at a Kurdish wedding which killed at least
50 people in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, Turkey has begun attacking
Islamic State (IS) targets in Northern Syria.
Artillery positioned inside Turkey, fired on ISIS as well as Kurdish militia targets in the towns of Jarablus and Manbij.
This comes amid reports that Syrian rebels are also set to launch an offensive against the terrorist group.
Some 1,500 Turkish-backed Syrian rebels, are thought to be in the Turkish town of Gaziantep waiting to attack.
Some analysts are of the opinion that the imminent offensive may have spurred the suicide bombing believed to have been carried out by ISIS.
However, Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says, the identity of the bomber, initially thought to be a child, has not yet been established.
Kurds accuse Turkey of using the US-led coalition against IS as a cover to attack the PKK in both Turkey and Iraq, and now against the YPG- which is affiliated with the PKK- in Northern Syria.
The Kurds also say Turkey's bombardment of their positions is helping IS to attack Kurdish-held frontline areas in Syria and Iraq.
Artillery positioned inside Turkey, fired on ISIS as well as Kurdish militia targets in the towns of Jarablus and Manbij.
This comes amid reports that Syrian rebels are also set to launch an offensive against the terrorist group.
Some 1,500 Turkish-backed Syrian rebels, are thought to be in the Turkish town of Gaziantep waiting to attack.
Some analysts are of the opinion that the imminent offensive may have spurred the suicide bombing believed to have been carried out by ISIS.
However, Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says, the identity of the bomber, initially thought to be a child, has not yet been established.
Kurds accuse Turkey of using the US-led coalition against IS as a cover to attack the PKK in both Turkey and Iraq, and now against the YPG- which is affiliated with the PKK- in Northern Syria.
The Kurds also say Turkey's bombardment of their positions is helping IS to attack Kurdish-held frontline areas in Syria and Iraq.
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