Two killed in Turkish drone attack in Kobane: conflict monitor
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkish drones on Wednesday targeted a vehicle in the Kurdish city of Kobane in northern Syria a conflict monitor said, reporting causalities.
The attack killed two military personnel who were in the car, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said.
Security forces have cordoned off the area preventing more people from being harmed, it added.
Hawar News Agency both reported the attack, not disclosing details.
Turkey has not confirmed the offensive yet.
The assault follows Ankara’s fresh threats of military force against Kurdish forces in Syria. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed the People’s Protection Units (YPG) for the death of two Turkish policemen on the Syrian border last week.
“We have no patience left regarding some areas in Syria which are the source of attacks on our country,” Erdogan told reporters. “We are determined to eliminate the threats emanating from these places either together with the forces active there or with our own means.”
The YPG is a Kurdish armed force in northeastern Syria. Ankara considers it to be the Syrian extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), named a terrorist group in Turkey. Ankara has used this alleged link as a pretext for multiple military operations across the border into Rojava.
In October 2019, Turkey launched an offensive against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria. Ceasefires were brokered by Moscow and Washington, but the truces are frequently violated.
The attack killed two military personnel who were in the car, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said.
Security forces have cordoned off the area preventing more people from being harmed, it added.
Hawar News Agency both reported the attack, not disclosing details.
Turkey has not confirmed the offensive yet.
The assault follows Ankara’s fresh threats of military force against Kurdish forces in Syria. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed the People’s Protection Units (YPG) for the death of two Turkish policemen on the Syrian border last week.
“We have no patience left regarding some areas in Syria which are the source of attacks on our country,” Erdogan told reporters. “We are determined to eliminate the threats emanating from these places either together with the forces active there or with our own means.”
The YPG is a Kurdish armed force in northeastern Syria. Ankara considers it to be the Syrian extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), named a terrorist group in Turkey. Ankara has used this alleged link as a pretext for multiple military operations across the border into Rojava.
In October 2019, Turkey launched an offensive against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria. Ceasefires were brokered by Moscow and Washington, but the truces are frequently violated.