Reuters. Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency struck what it says are Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and northern Syria in retaliation for a deadly attack in Ankara, a security source said on Thursday (October 24).
The targets included military and intelligence facilities, ammunition depots, as well as logistical and energy infrastructure, it said.
Two attackers killed five people and wounded 22 others on Wednesday (October 23) in what Ankara called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters, where witnesses said they heard gunfire and an explosion.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said both attackers were killed after the attack, adding two of the injured are in critical condition.
Yerlikaya said the perpetrators were “highly likely” members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Turkish air forces conducted airstrikes in northern Iraq and northern Syria and destroyed 32 PKK targets, the defence ministry said late on Wednesday, adding that many PKK members were killed.
TUSAS is Turkey’s largest aerospace manufacturer, currently producing a training craft, combat and civilian helicopters, as well as developing the country’s first indigenous fighter jet, KAAN. Owned by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation and the government, it employs more than 10,000 people.