Turkey Escalates Cross-Border Strikes on PKK in Iraq and Syria

Turkish forces have launched retaliatory airstrikes on positions held by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq, following the group's claim of responsibility for a bomb attack in Ankara. Turkey's Foreign Minister warned that all infrastructure and facilities belonging to the PKK or its affiliated groups in Iraq and Syria are now legitimate targets. Turkish authorities have detained dozens of suspects in response to the attack. The Syrian Kurds have accused Turkey of committing war crimes and denied claims that the attackers entered Turkey via Syria. The PKK has been engaged in a long-standing insurgency against Turkey, and Turkey has conducted cross-border attacks in both Iraq and Syria.