3 Civilians Die, 2 Hurt In Northern Syria Terror Attack

Muhammad Irfan Published January 26, 2021 | 05:10 PM

TAL ABYAN,SYRIA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Jan, 2021 ) :Three civilians were killed in a terrorist attack in northern Syria on Tuesday, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said. Two more civilians were injured in the bomb attack in Tal Abyad city, the ministry said in a statement. The wounded have been transferred to a hospital in Turkey's southeastern Sanliurfa province's Akcakale district, it added.

Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).

Ankara has reached agreements with both the US and Russia to force the YPG/PKK terror group to withdraw from the area. However, the YPG/PKK has continued to carry out attacks in Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ayn, despite pulling out of areas under a deal reached by Turkey and the US in October 2019.

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK � listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU � has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is the PKK's Syrian offshoot.