Saturday, February 13, 2016

Turkey shells Kurdish fighters in Aleppo province as Bashar al-Assad's forces continue to advance on rebels

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Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG women fighters stand near a check point in the outskirts of the destroyed Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, Syria.

Turkey has been shelling Kurdish fighters in Syria’s Aleppo province as regime forces backed by Russian air strikes continue to make gains against rebels.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that the targets were struck as retaliation under the army's rules of engagement.

Shelling was reported at Menagh air base, a former Syrian Air Force facility that Kurds seized from Islamist rebels just days ago, and at three other positions between the airport and Turkish border.

More with video @ Independent

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