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Turkiye bombs SDF positions Syria's in al-Hasakah: Source

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  • Source: Al Mayadeen
  • 26 Feb 2025 20:52
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Turkish drones targeted Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions in the al-Shaddadi countryside of southern al-Hasakah, marking the first such strikes in the area.

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  • A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter watches as hundreds of demonstrators march to demand the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, Saturday Feb. 15, 2025 (A)
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Turkish drones carried out airstrikes on positions held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the al-Shaddadi countryside of southern Hasakah province on Wednesday evening, sources told Al Mayadeen.

The strikes, the first of their kind in this area, targeted locations more than 150 kilometers from the Turkish-Syrian border, the sources said.

Earlier, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the neutralization of seven fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria.

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