The Ministry of National Defense announced that the Claw Sword Air Operation was carried out in northern Iraq and Syria in areas used by terrorists as bases for attacks against Turkey. The Israeli newspaper, which carried the operation, which entered the world agenda in the first place in a short time, announced the points hit.
Turkey conducted a ‘Claw Sword’ air operation in Syria and Northern Iraq.
While terror targets were successfully hit within the scope of the air operation, the operation entered the world agenda from the first place.
While international news agencies served this development to their subscribers with the ‘urgent’ code, many newspapers gave wide coverage to the operation.
The Guardian reported the operation with the headline ‘Turkey bombs towns in northern Syria after Istanbul bombing’.
The article underlined that Kobani was among the targets hit.
‘BOMB RETALIATION FROM TURKEY’
US-based Bloomberg reported ‘Turkey retaliates with bombs against Kurdish militias in Syria and Iraq’ and said ‘Turkish jets hit militant group hideouts in the Syrian city of Kobani’.
Al Jazeera reported that ‘Turkish warplanes hit targets in Syria and Iraq after an explosion in Istanbul’.
The report said that both Turkey and the US consider the PKK to be a terrorist group, adding;
‘Despite this, they disagree on the status of Syrian Kurdish groups in Syria, which have allied with Washington in the fight against Daesh.
JERUSALEM POST ANNOUNCES TARGETS HIT
According to Syrian and Iraqi reports cited by the Israel-based Jerusalem Post, the airstrikes hit Ayn al-Arab, Tel Rifaat, Ayn Dakna, Sinjar and Kobani.
The article underlined the Defense Ministry’s statement that the operation was carried out on legal grounds and within the framework of UN Article 51.
The Times of Israel reported that Turkey ‘struck Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq after the Istanbul attack’.
IT WAS THE FIRST HEADLINE IN GREECE PRESS
The operation became the number one agenda item in neighboring Greece. Many newspapers announced the operation of the Turkish Armed Forces on the front page.
The Greek Skai was published with the headline ‘Turkey Bombs Kurdish Targets in Retaliation for Istanbul Blast’.
Proto Thema, with the title ‘Turks bombed Kobani at night’, claimed that at least 12 people were killed as a result of the bombardment.
Another Greek newspaper, Ta Nea, reported that the Turkish army carried out more than 20 airstrikes in the region.
Al Monitor reported the news with the headline ‘Turkey bombs Syria and Iraq in response to Istanbul terror attack’.
‘Turkey has launched airstrikes on several towns in northern Syria’, US-based ABC News reported.
The British newspaper Independent reported that ‘Turkey has launched three major cross-border operations into Syria since 2016 and already controls some areas in the north’.
