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Eight Civilians Killed In Turkish Strikes On Syria: Monitor, Media

Smokes billows in Qamishli in northeastern Syria close to the Turkish border amid Turkish strikes (Credit: AFP)

Turkish air strikes killed eight civilians in Syria's Kurdish-held northeast Monday, a war monitor and local media said, as Ankara launched operations in Iraq and Syria following deadly attacks on its soldiers.

On Saturday, Turkey announced a new wave of air strikes in retaliation for two separate attacks on its bases in northern Iraq that killed 12 soldiers, which Ankara blamed on Kurdish militants.

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