Turkey hits US-allied Kurds in Syria, Iraq following terrorist attack on defense group

NATO personnel Turkey connected Thursday carried retired a second time of aerial attacks connected what it said are Kurdish militant positions successful Iraq and Syria, pursuing a violent onslaught connected a state-run defense agency this week successful which 5 group were killed.

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization reportedly targeted galore "strategic locations" allegedly utilized by nan Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) – which was deemed a violent statement successful nan U.S. successful 1997 – arsenic good arsenic targets utilized by Syrian Kurdish militia affiliated pinch nan militant group.

Armed drones were utilized to deed military, intelligence, power and infrastructure accommodation and ammunition depots, The Associated Press reported.

Smoke rises arsenic emergency rescue teams and constabulary officers be extracurricular Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. connected nan outskirts of Ankara, Turkey, connected Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (IHA via AP)

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However, according to General Commander Mazloum Abdi of nan Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who is Kurdish, nan Turkish attacks person been "indiscriminate" and person targeted civilian areas and wellness centers.

"Turkey indiscriminately and unjustifiably bombards our areas, targeting civilian, service, and wellness centers," he said successful a connection posted to X. "This is simply a warfare crime. 

"We person many times shown our readiness for dialogue. Meanwhile, we affirm that our forces are fresh to take sides our group and land," he added. 

In a statement released by nan SDF connected Thursday, 12 group were killed during Turkey’s aerial bombardment, including 2 children, and 25 others were wounded.

"In summation to populated areas, Turkish warplanes and UAVs targeted bakeries, powerfulness stations, lipid facilities, and Internal Security Force checkpoints. These basal civic accommodation were among nan 42 civic sites struck by Turkish artillery shelling," nan connection said. 

It is unclear if immoderate casualties person been confirmed successful Iraq. One root connected nan crushed successful nan region hit, who heard combatant jets and "loud explosions," told Fox News Digital that nan mountainous area that was bombed had already mostly been depopulated owed to erstwhile Turkish subject operations there. 

Fox News Digital could not instantly scope nan State Department for remark successful consequence to nan attacks and civilian deaths reported by nan SDF – who person long stood arsenic friends to nan U.S. successful nan warfare against ISIS.

Syrian Kurdish information forces guidelines by arsenic erstwhile detainees suspected of being members of nan Islamic State group are released successful Syria's northeastern metropolis of Hasakeh connected Sept. 2, 2024. (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said that 47 alleged PKK targets were destroyed successful Wednesday’s airstrikes, including 29 successful Iraq and 18 successful Syria.

"Our noble federation should remainder assured that we will proceed pinch expanding determination our struggle to destruct nan evil forces that frighten nan information and bid of our state and people, until nan past violent disappears from this geography," Guler said.

The strikes successful Iraq and Syria began Wednesday aft 2 suspected Kurdish assailants carried retired an onslaught connected an aerospace and defense company, dubbed TUSAS, successful nan Turkish superior of Ankara earlier that day. 

A man and a female reportedly arrived astatine nan TUSAS premises equipped pinch battle rifles successful a taxi they stole aft sidesplitting nan driver. 

They past group disconnected explosives and opened fire, sidesplitting 5 group and injuring different 22 earlier they themselves were killed by responding information forces, successful what Turkish officials person deemed a "terrorist attack."

In this image taken from information camera video shows 2 group pinch guns and backpacks during an onslaught connected nan premises of nan Turkish state-run aerospace and defense company, TUSAS, connected nan outskirts of Ankara, Turkey, connected Wednesday Oct. 23, 2024. (Validated UGC via AP)

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The PKK does not look to person yet claimed in installments for nan attack. 

The U.S. Embassy successful Turkey connected Wednesday said Washington "strongly condemns" nan "terrorist attack."

The Turkish Embassy successful Washington, D.C., could not instantly beryllium reached for remark by Fox News Digital.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.