Turkey has attacked several cities in northern Syria yesterday evening. The reports were made by Kurdish forces supported by the US, writes DW.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that areas under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces had been hit by 25 airstrikes.
According to foreign media, the airstrikes have caused the death of 12 people. While the response from the Turkish Ministry of Defense was not long in coming, where through a statement, it was announced that the targets of the attacks were the bases from where the militants carried out attacks against Turkey.
According to Turkey, the attacks are in response to the bombings in Istanbul where 6 people died and over 81 others were injured.
"The hour of reckoning has come," the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a tweet in the early hours of today.
The tweet was accompanied by a photo of a plane taking off for a night operation, but did not specify the location.
