(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has declined allegations that
Turkish strikes have hit the U.S. coalition forces in northern
Syria, trend reports citing daily news .
“It is out of the question for us to harm coalition forces or
civilians,” Akar told reporters.
“Where the terrorist is, that's our target. Our most important
principle is not to harm civilians and the environment,” Akar
stated.
The minister also noted that“Operation Claw-Sword,” launched on
Nov. 20 with an aerial campaign, continues with air and ground
support fires.
“The operation continues with punishing fires made by air and
ground fire support vehicles. So far, 326 terrorists have been
neutralized during the operation,” he said.
The Turkish military launched a massive air operation into the
PKK and YPG targets in northern Iraq and Syria on Nov. 20 in
reaction to a terror attack in downtown Istanbul on Nov. 13 that
killed six civilians. Turkish authorities blamed the attack on the
illegal PKK group and its Syrian affiliate, the YPG.
Russia and the U.S. have troops in Syria and called on Türkiye
to show restraint and not to further escalate the situation in the
region.
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