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Ankara accuses YPG/PKK terrorists of killing 45 civilians

ANKARA, Dec 4 (KUNA) -- The Turkish Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday the terror group YPG/PKK killed at least 45 civilians and injured 244 others since early October in Turkey and northern Syria.
Since the start of Turkey's anti-terror Operation Peace Spring started in northern Syria on October 9, the YPG/PKK terrorists' car bombing attacks directly targeting civilians in the area killed 23 civilians, and injured 55 others. "Twenty-two innocent citizens were also killed in mortar/rocket attacks, while 189 others were injured," Turkey's Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted a statement by the ministry as saying.
The military activities to establish a safe zone east of the Euphrates River in Syria are ongoing in compliance with October 17 and October 22 deals reached respectively with the US and Russia, according to the statement. The Operation Peace Spring aimed to eliminate YPG/PKK terrorists from northern Syria east of the Euphrates River in order to secure Turkey's borders, aid in the safe return of Syrian refugees, and ensure Syria's territorial integrity. Under the two separate deals reached with the US and Russia, Turkey paused the operation to allow the withdrawal of YPG/PKK terrorists from the planned Syria safe zone, according to the AA report. (end) rs.gb