Turkey has said it struck numerous PKK cells in response to a Wednesday terror attack in Ankara. Meanwhile, a deal could be in the works to free PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan if he vows to disband the group.PoliticsTurkey
Turkey has said it struck numerous PKK cells in response to a Wednesday terror attack in Ankara. Meanwhile, a deal could be in the works to free PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan if he vows to disband the group.
Victims of Wednesday’s attack in Ankara were being buried as Turkish forces pummeled PKK sites in Syria and IraqImage: Adem Altan/AFP
Turkish officials attended the burials of five people killed in a terror attack Wednesday as Ankara responded by bombing numerous targets hours later.
At the same time, there are indications that jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan may be willing to renounce violence against the Turkish state and disband his organization.
The Wednesday attack targeted state-owned Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), killing five and injuring 22. Officials claimed it was “very likely” that the PKK was behind the incident.
Turkey announced that its forces had hit “47 terrorist targets” in Syria and Iraq overnight and pledged more attacks would follow.
Turkey, the EU and the US all label the PKK a terrorist organization.
Speaking from the BRICS summit in Russia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday’s attack had only “strengthened Turkey’s determination and resolve to eliminate terrorism.”
