MADRID, 20 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Turkey has bombarded the Syrian city of Kobane, in the north of the country, which is controlled by the Kurdish militias of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which would have left an unknown number of dead and injured, according to its spokesman. in social networks.
“The Turkish airstrike targeted military posts belonging to Damascus government forces in Qazali (the eastern rural area of ??Tal Abyad), Tal Rif’at and Zarkan, causing deaths and injuries,” he wrote on his profile. Twitter.
These attacks come days after Ankara blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for being behind last Sunday’s deadly bombing in central Istanbul. In addition, Turkey considers the Popular Protection Units (YPG), the main component of the SDF, an extension of the PKK, considered a terrorist in that country.
Both groups have denied any involvement in the attack that claimed the lives of six people, however, the Turkish Interior Minister has pointed out that he “has suspicions” that the order was given from the Syrian city of Kobane.
“Kobane, the city that defeated Isis, is subject to bombing by Turkish occupation planes,” wrote the spokesman, who also reported airstrikes on two Aleppo villages.
For its part, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported that the Turkish army has carried out more than 20 airstrikes in the two provinces, according to ‘The Guardian’.
