Turkey strikes PKK sites after fatal attack near Ankara
Turkey strikes PKK sites after fatal attack near Ankara
The Facts
After an attack on the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in Ankara on Wednesday, where at least two gunmen opened fire and killed five people, the Turkish military retaliated by targeting sites in Northern Iraq and Northern Syria linked to the Kurdish militant group PKK.
No organization has taken responsibility for the attack, which left 22 people injured. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the authorities had "neutralized" the two attackers, a man and a woman, but insisted that PKK militants were most likely responsible.
The Spin
The terrible terrorist attack on Wednesday looks to have been a well-planned assault on the HQ of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), a strategic defense company that, among others things, makes unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which have proven effective in combating Kurdish insurgents in both Syria and Iraq. Turkey is at war and is more determined than ever to rid the country of Kurdish terrorists.
In response to the deadly attack on the TAI defense industry headquarters in Ankara on Wednesday, Turkish warplanes targeted Kurdish civilian infrastructure in northern Iraq and northern Syria. This military action resulted in the deaths of at least twelve people, including two children, and left 25 others injured. Turkey asserts its "right to self-defense," yet it disproportionately punishes innocent civilians in neighboring countries with its military actions. The cycle of Turkish state terror must come to an end.
