Turkey launches new wave of strikes in Syria

ISTANBUL—Turkey’s defense ministry said Friday it had a launched a new wave of air strikes against Kurdish targets in Syria in retaliation for a bombing attack in Ankara.

The targets included “headquarters and shelters” used by Kurdish forces that the United States has relied on to fight the Islamic State group in Syria. Turkey stepped up cross-border air raids against Kurdish targets in northeastern Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for a bombing in Ankara that injured two policemen last Sunday.

The SDF said Friday that eight civilians were among the 15 people confirmed killed in the first two days of Turkey’s strikes.

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