Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq´s Sinjar
(WorldNews Turkey)

ISTANBUL/BEIRUT: Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Sinjar region and in northeastern Syria on Tuesday, killing at least 18 fighters and officials in a widening campaign against groups affiliated with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The air strikes in Syria targeted the YPG – a key component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which are backed by the United States and have been closing in on the Islamic State bastion of Raqqa. It showed the challenges facing the US-led campaign to...