Syrian child killed in Turkish shelling in north of Aleppo

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
25 Dec 2022 21:26

A child was killed and two others were injured in Turkish shelling on Syrian territory.

Turkish military forces (Reuters)

A child was killed on Sunday in a shelling by the Turkish military in the north of Syria's Aleppo, according to media reports.

The reports said that the Turkish artillery attacks were carried out on Tanb village near Tal Rifat, adding that two other Syrians were injured during the attacks.

Earlier, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced that Turkey is in talks with Russia to use Syria's airspace to conduct a cross-border operation against the US-backed Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG) in northeastern Syria.

Two weeks ago, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed during a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that it is "important to clear the (Kurdish fighters) from the border to a depth of at least 30 kilometers," noting it was "a priority".

In early December, Erdogan said Turkey will be completing the security strip along its southern border, which is 30 kilometers deep into Syrian territory.

On November 20, Akar announced that Turkey launched the "Operation Claw-Sword" offensive against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq and Syria.

The Turkish Defense Ministry claimed that the offensive was carried out in line with the right of self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter.

Later, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is committed to destroying PKK "until its last militant is neutralized" and raised the possibility of conducting a ground operation soon, blaming the Kurdish militants for the November attack that killed six people in Istanbul.