Turkey steps up strikes on militants as conflict escalates in Syria

Turkish security forces attacked Kurdish militants in northern Syria and eastern Turkey, and Ankara said it will continue to destroy their capabilities across the region as conflict escalated on Friday nearly a week after a bomb attack in Ankara. After U.S. forces shot down a Turkish drone in northern Syria…

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