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| Turkey launches air strikes on Isis positions and Kurdish forces battling Islamic extremist group | Turkey launches air strikes on Isis positions and Kurdish forces battling Islamic extremist group |
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| Turkey has launched fresh air strikes against both Isis and Kurdish positions further complicating an already fraught alliance of forces opposing the extremist organisation. | Turkey has launched fresh air strikes against both Isis and Kurdish positions further complicating an already fraught alliance of forces opposing the extremist organisation. |
| Ankara’s decision to aerially bomb Isis will be welcomed by the ragtag coalition allied against the extremist Islamic terror organisation, but tempered as the country also bombed Kurdish fighters – who have been doggedly battling against the group since last year. | Ankara’s decision to aerially bomb Isis will be welcomed by the ragtag coalition allied against the extremist Islamic terror organisation, but tempered as the country also bombed Kurdish fighters – who have been doggedly battling against the group since last year. |
| Fighter jets based near Diyarbakir at the Pirinçlik Air Base in the south-east of the nation hit Isis positions in the north of Iraq and Syria for the second time on Friday night, after bombing a supply dump and base earlier that day. | Fighter jets based near Diyarbakir at the Pirinçlik Air Base in the south-east of the nation hit Isis positions in the north of Iraq and Syria for the second time on Friday night, after bombing a supply dump and base earlier that day. |
| But the country also bombed areas associated with the Kurdish Workers Party, or PKK, who have been fighting for autonomy from Turkey since 1984. | But the country also bombed areas associated with the Kurdish Workers Party, or PKK, who have been fighting for autonomy from Turkey since 1984. |
| The strikes against the PKK, considered a terror organisation by Turkish authorities, indicate the end of a 2013 peace agreement. | The strikes against the PKK, considered a terror organisation by Turkish authorities, indicate the end of a 2013 peace agreement. |
| "Turkey has basically ended the cease-fire," PKK spokesperson Zagros Hiwa told The Associated Press. | "Turkey has basically ended the cease-fire," PKK spokesperson Zagros Hiwa told The Associated Press. |
| Mr Hiwa said the PKK were still assessing the damage caused by the strikes in the Qandil mountains, where the PKK’s command is based, but that there did not appear to have been any casualties. | Mr Hiwa said the PKK were still assessing the damage caused by the strikes in the Qandil mountains, where the PKK’s command is based, but that there did not appear to have been any casualties. |
| The aerial attack is believed to have hit shelters, bunkers, caves, storages facilities and other "logistical points," according to a government spokesperson. | The aerial attack is believed to have hit shelters, bunkers, caves, storages facilities and other "logistical points," according to a government spokesperson. |
| Turkish forces also shelled Isis and Kurdish positions in Syria, although the spokesperson declined to give details of the results of the strikes. | Turkish forces also shelled Isis and Kurdish positions in Syria, although the spokesperson declined to give details of the results of the strikes. |
| The country has also announced that it would allow US-led coalition forces to use its airbases for operations against Isis. Previously, Turkey has been reluctant to partake in the attacks against the extremist organisation. | The country has also announced that it would allow US-led coalition forces to use its airbases for operations against Isis. Previously, Turkey has been reluctant to partake in the attacks against the extremist organisation. |
| Turkey has been hit by a wave of violent attacks in the past week. 32 people died in the town of Suruc after a suicide attack blamed on Isis, while the PKK claimed responsibility for the deaths of two Turkish policemen in Kurdish majority city of Sanliurfa, near the Syrian border. | Turkey has been hit by a wave of violent attacks in the past week. 32 people died in the town of Suruc after a suicide attack blamed on Isis, while the PKK claimed responsibility for the deaths of two Turkish policemen in Kurdish majority city of Sanliurfa, near the Syrian border. |
| Additional reporting by The Associated Press | Additional reporting by The Associated Press |