Turkish jets bomb IS group targets in Syria

Turkish jets struck camps belonging to Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and Islamic State positions in Syria.

Turkish jets bomb IS group targets in Syria

Turkish jets struck camps belonging to Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and Islamic State positions in Syria.

The strikes in Iraq targeted the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, whose affiliates have been effective in battling the Islamic State group. The strikes further complicate the US-led war against the extremists, which has relied on Kurdish ground forces making gains in Iraq and Syria.

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