- Title: Turkish artillery shells Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria
- Date: 15th October 2019
- Summary: AKCAKALE, TURKEY (OCTOBER 15, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TURKISH HOWITZERS BEHIND FORTIFICATIONS HOWITZER FIRING AT YPG TARGETS ON THE SYRIAN SIDE OF THE BORDER AS SEEN BEHIND FORTIFICATION / AUDIO OF EXPLOSIONS HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND RAS AL AIN, SYRIA (AS FILMED FROM CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY) (OCTOBER 15, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS PLUMES OF SMOKE BILLOWING OUT / EXPLOSIONS GOING OFF
- Embargoed: 29th October 2019 15:11
- Keywords: Syria Turkey military operation Ras Al Ain Tel Abyad Erdogan Kurdish YPG border town
- Location: RAS AL AIN, SYRIA (AS FILMED FROM CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY); AKCAKALE, TURKEY
- City: RAS AL AIN, SYRIA (AS FILMED FROM CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY); AKCAKALE, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001B17IF5Z
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Turkish howitzers shelled targets in northern Syria on Tuesday (October 15) as Turkey further strengthened its military presence along the Syrian border against the Kurdish YPG militants.
Turkey says it aims to defeat the Kurdish YPG militia, which Ankara sees as terrorists and an extension of its home-grown PKK militant group.
Turkey plans to create a "safe zone" where millions of Syrian refugees can be resettled.
The United Nations says 160,000 people have fled their homes as Turkish forces advance. The Kurdish administration puts the number of displaced at 270,000.
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