Turkey Strikes 71 Kurdish Targets in Iraq, Syria Following Soldiers' Deaths

Defence Minister Yasar Guler reports 59 Kurdish fighters 'neutralised', while Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces claim eight civilian casualties.

Turkey has hit 71 sites allegedly linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers.
At least 59 Kurdish fighters were 'neutralised' in the attacks, according to Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler.
Turkish officials reported that fighters affiliated with the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) attempted to infiltrate a Turkish base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, resulting in the deaths of six Turkish soldiers.
The following day, six more Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with Kurdish fighters.
A spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces reported that at least eight civilians were killed in the air raids in northeast Syria.