Turkey launches airstrikes against Syria and Iraq

Turkish Defence Minister Hulisi Akar (bottom R) watching the progress of the air strikes

Turkish Defence Minister Hulisi Akar (bottom R) watching the progress of the air strikes Source: AAP / TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTRY HANDOUT

Turkish war planes carried out air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Syria and northern Iraq on Sunday, destroying 89 targets in retaliation for a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed six people one week ago



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