Turkey Strikes Back: Airstrikes Target Kurdish Militants After Ankara Attack
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNN
Turkey launched airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq following a deadly bombing in Ankara claimed by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The Turkish Defense Ministry stated that 20 PKK targets were destroyed, including caves, bunkers, shelters, and warehouses. The PKK, classified as a terrorist organization, claimed responsibility for the blast outside Turkey's Interior Ministry building, resulting in one death and two injuries. Turkey has been conducting operations against the PKK domestically and in Syria, and President Erdogan vowed to continue the fight against terrorism.