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Damascus: Turkey’s Shelling of Syria ‘Direct Support of Terrorists’

Sputnik – February 14, 2016

Damascus said that Turkey’s shelling of Syrian territory is a “direct Turkish support of terrorist groups,” state TV reported, citing a letter to the United Nations.

On Saturday, Turkish forces began shelling the positions of Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria’s Aleppo region.Turkish forces bombed a village and an airbase that were recently captured by Kurds, Al Mayadeen TV reported Saturday. Prior to being captured by the YPG, the village and the airbase belonged to al-Nusra Front terrorist organization.

Later, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu claimed that Turkish forces had shelled Kurds’ positions in northern Syria as a “retaliatory measure.”Ankara claims that Syrian Kurds have links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a militant group fighting for Kurdish independence from Turkey.

On Sunday, NTV channel reported citing a military source that Turkish forces have continued to shell YPG positions in Syria killing two Kurdish fighters.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry sent a letter to UN chief Ban Ki-moon slamming Ankara over the shelling.

“The shelling of Syrian territory by the Turkish heavy artillery is a direct support of terrorist groups and an attempt to boost their morale,” SANA news agency cited the statement.

Syrian authorities have called on the UN to take measures to ensure security and “put an end to the crimes of the Turkish regime.”

February 14, 2016 - Posted by | Illegal Occupation, War Crimes | , , ,

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  1. Amen to “direct Turkish support of terrorist groups.” What a chaotic mess…I can only hope that Russia stays strong and consistent in support of the sovereign government of Syria. If there’s any leader on the world stage I’d term “strong and consistent,” it’s President Putin, and his PM Medvedev and FM Lavrov are top tier as well. They put(in) my USA to disgraceful shame….

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