Türkiye says airstrikes hit 89 targets in Iraq, Syria
STORY: Türkiye says airstrikes hit 89 targets in Iraq, Syria
DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:01
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of "Claw-Sword" air operation
STORYLINE:
Türkiye launched an air operation on Sunday morning against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
Türkiye has hit 89 targets since the start of Operation Claw-Sword against the YPG and the PKK, it said in a statement.
The ministry added the operation covered Qandil, Asos, and Hakurk regions in northern Iraq and Ayn el-Arab, Tel Rifat, Jazira and Derik regions in northern Syria.
It said several "terrorists" were killed in the military campaign, including the senior executives of the PKK and YPG, adding that Turkish warplanes have returned to their bases safely.
The operation was carried out in regions used as bases to attack Türkiye, the ministry earlier said, emphasizing tha
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