Reuters: Turkey blames Kurdish militants for Ankara bomb, vows response in Syria and Iraq
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blamed a Syrian Kurdish militia fighter working with Kurdish militants inside Turkey for a suicide car bombing that killed 28 people in the capital Ankara, and he vowed retaliation in both Syria and Iraq.
A car laden with explosives detonated next to military buses as they waited at traffic lights near Turkey's armed forces' headquarters, parliament and government buildings in the administrative heart of Ankara late on Wednesday.
Davutoglu said the attack was clear evidence that the YPG, a Syrian Kurdish militia that has been supported by the United States in the fight against Islamic State in northern Syria, was a terrorist organisation and that Turkey, a NATO member, expected cooperation from its allies in combating the group.
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WNU Editor: Turkey has also warned Russia .... Turkey warns Russia over Ankara attack (Financial Times). The retaliation is also starting .... Turkey bombs Syrian Kurds after Ankara attack (USA Today).
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3 comments:
I can't imagine anyone is surprised by the Turkish accusation or Kurdish denial.
All those Turkish troops who had been massing for weeks along the boarder now have an "excuse" to cross into Syria.
Its all so depressingly predictable.
They crossed the border with their military not too long ago...sigh
Sean ... that is my 23:00 EST post.
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