Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria after attack on Ankara defence complex

Turkey’s military launched airstrikes on Kurdish militant positions in northern Iraq and Syria on Wednesday after a deadly attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries, or TUSAS, in Ankara, reported AP.

The strike targeted members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, who are believed to be responsible for the attack at the state-run aerospace and defence facility in the Turkish capital earlier in the day. The Turkish Defence Ministry said it destroyed around 30 militant sites.

The attack on TUSAS, which designs and manufactures civilian and military aircraft, left five dead and over 20 injured, including seven security personnel. The assailants, a man and a woman, carried out the assault using explosives and firearms before being killed by security forces.