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Turkey strikes Iraq, Syria after attack on defence company near Ankara

People inspect a site damaged by Turkish air strikes in Hasakah province, Syria. Turkey has frequently hit northern regions of Syria and Iraq, targeting Kurdish groups [File: Baderkhan Ahmad/AP Photo]

Turkey’s Air Force has struck Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria in apparent retaliation for an attack on a key state-run defence company that killed five people and wounded more than 20.

On Thursday, the Ministry of National Defence said 47 targets were “destroyed” in the aerial offensive on Wednesday, without providing details on the locations that were hit. It said “all kinds of precautions” were taken to prevent civilian harm.

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