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Turkey Launches Air Strikes on Kurdish Targets in Syria

21/01/2018 GMT

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Turkish war planes launch air strikes on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria

Turkish war planes have launched air strikes on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, claiming they are members of the YPG militia, whom Turkey classes as a terrorist organisation. 

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(Image: An explosion is seen after Turkish jets attacked targets in Afrin, Syria, on 20th January 2018. Credit: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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