22 October 2016•Update: 22 October 2016
ANKARA
The Turkish army hit 70 PKK/PYD and 52 Daesh targets in the past 24 hours as part of Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria, the military said on Saturday.
The PKK and its Syrian offshoot the PYD are both listed as terrorist groups by Turkey although the U.S. and EU only view the PKK as a terrorist organization.
At least two Daesh terrorists were killed and a vehicle destroyed in an airstrike carried out by U.S.-led coalition forces, the Turkish General Staff said.
Saturday's statement said five Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters were wounded during an opposition forces' offensive to retake two villages in the Mare district, northwest of Al-Bab.
The PKK/PYD terrorist group attacked FSA fighters south of Jarabulus city, killing two people, the statement added.
Operation Euphrates Shield was launched in late August to rid the north Syrian border area of terrorists. The campaign has seen both Daesh and the PKK/PYD targeted by the FSA plus Turkish tanks, artillery and aircraft.
The Turkish General Staff also said a total of 83 PKK terrorists were killed in operations in Turkey's southeastern and eastern Hakkari, Sirnak, Diyarbakir, Bitlis, Kars and Siirt provinces between Oct. 12-20.
The statement said at least eight Turkish soldiers were martyred and 28 others wounded during the operations and PKK attacks in the Lice district of Diyarbakir.
During the operations seven bomb-laden vehicles were also destroyed in Lice and Mardin province’s Savur districts.
