YPG accuses Turkey of targeting Kurds, not Daesh in Syria

Published July 27th, 2015 - 11:00 GMT
YPG fighters are currently fighting Daesh militants in Syria. (AFP/File)
YPG fighters are currently fighting Daesh militants in Syria. (AFP/File)

Kurdish fighters have accused Turkey of deliberately targeting them instead of focusing on the "terrorists" of the so-called Islamic State.

The Kurdish People's Protection Unit (YPG) militia claimed the Turkish army had shelled its positions in a village on the outskirts of the IS-held town of Jarablus, in north-western Syria.

In a statement, the fighters urged Ankara to halt its "aggression" against their group.

It comes after Turkish F-16 fighter jets reportedly hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq yesterday, as part of an ongoing operation against both Kurdish militants and Islamic State.

 

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