Turkey continues to shell PYD positions in Syria

ANKARA, Feb 14 (KUNA) -- Turkish troops are continuing to shell positions of the PYD in Syriaآ’s Azaz district located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Turkish security sources confirmed to Anadolu Agency on Sunday.
The PYD is the Syrian branch of the terrorist PKK organization which has targeted security forces as well as civilians in Turkey since 1984 The shelling was first reported Saturday night when Turkeyآ’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the army returned artillery fire after coming under attack from PYD forces based around Azaz in northern Syria. Davutoglu had said that the response was within Turkeyآ’s rules of engagement.
According to Turkish military, the Akcabaglar base in Turkeyآ’s border province of Kilis was shelled Saturday by "PYD/PKK" forces.(end).
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