Turkish Strikes Target YPG/PKK Terrorists in Syria and Iraq

Turkish warplanes have conducted airstrikes on PKK sites in northern Syria in response to a suicide bombing in Ankara. The strikes targeted 30 sites, destroying caves, bunkers, shelters, and warehouses used by the PKK and its Syrian offshoot, the YPG. Turkey has been carrying out strikes on PKK targets in Iraq and Syria following the attack in Ankara. The Turkish government considers PKK and YPG positions in Iraq and Syria as legitimate targets. The airstrikes aim to secure Turkey's borders from threats posed by the PKK and YPG. In a separate incident, the US military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came close to American troops in northeastern Syria.