Türkiye strikes Kurdish groups in Iraq, Syria after Istanbul explosion

STORY: Türkiye strikes Kurdish groups in Iraq, Syria after Istanbul explosion DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Claw-Sword" air operation STORYLINE: Türkiye conducted an air operation early Sunday 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. The "Claw-Sword" air operation was carried out in regions used as bases to attack Türkiye and in self-defense in line with the 51st article of the UN Charter, the ministry said in a written statement. The operation came after last Sunday's deadly attack in Istanbul that killed at least six and left 81 injured. Turkish police said they detained a Syrian woman named Ahlam Albashir, who confessed to receiving an attack order from the YPG. Ankara sees the YPG as the Syrian branch of the PKK. The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States and the EU, ha

Suspect of Istanbul's bomb blast confesses: police

STORY: Suspect of Istanbul's bomb blast confesses: police DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 1. various of police conducting an operation 2. footages of a female suspect being taken to the police station 3. various of the attack scene 4. footages of Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu putting carnations in memory of those who died in the attack STORYLINE: The suspect of the deadly blast in the Turkish largest city of Istanbul confessed to police that she carried out the bomb attack, Turkish authorities announced Monday. The Istanbul Police Department said in a statement that the suspect was a Syrian national named Ahlam Albashir, and she confessed that she received the attack order from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its offspring in Syria, the People's Protection Units (YPG). The PKK/YPG are both listed as terror organizations by Ankara. Albashir said she was trained as a special int