Turkish airstrikes target Kurdish militia in Syria after Ankara suicide bomb attack-Xinhua

Turkish airstrikes target Kurdish militia in Syria after Ankara suicide bomb attack

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-10-06 10:36:45

DAMASCUS, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Turkish drones and fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militia positions in northern and eastern Syria on Thursday, hitting 24 targets and causing 15 casualties among the Kurdish fighters, a war monitor reported.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the Turkish air force carried out 24 airstrikes on Kurdish sites -- three by fighter jets and 21 by drones.

It added that the attacks targeted critical infrastructure, including oil, electricity, and water stations, causing significant damage to the affected facilities.

The Syrian Arab News Agency said that two electricity plants and one water station went out of service in the northeastern province of Al-Hasakah as a result of the Turkish shelling.