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Türkiye Says Military 'Neutralized' 53 Kurdish Fighters in Northern Syria

Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members walk in the Qandil mountain, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq. (File photo: AFP)
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members walk in the Qandil mountain, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq. (File photo: AFP)
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Türkiye Says Military 'Neutralized' 53 Kurdish Fighters in Northern Syria

Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members walk in the Qandil mountain, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq. (File photo: AFP)
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members walk in the Qandil mountain, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq. (File photo: AFP)

Türkiye’s military "neutralized" 53 Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, using ground artillery and drones in retaliatory strikes following an attack on a police post on the Turkish side of the border at the weekend, the defense ministry said on Wednesday.

The ministry typically uses the term "neutralized" to describe killed and wounded. The latest strikes targeted the fighters hideouts in the Manbij and Tal Rifaat regions, Reuters said.

Türkiye has previously launched military incursions in Syria against the Kurdish YPG group, regarding it as a wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which Türkiye, the United States and the European Union designate as a terrorist group.

The United States has allied with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), spearheaded by the YPG, in the fight against ISIS in Syria, causing a deep rift with Türkiye.

 

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UN's Humanitarian Affairs Agency Ramps Up Preparations to Provide Aid to Gaza

Palestinians walk along a street market in Khan Younis, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Jan. 18, 2025.(AP Photo/(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians walk along a street market in Khan Younis, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Jan. 18, 2025.(AP Photo/(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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UN's Humanitarian Affairs Agency Ramps Up Preparations to Provide Aid to Gaza

Palestinians walk along a street market in Khan Younis, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Jan. 18, 2025.(AP Photo/(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians walk along a street market in Khan Younis, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Jan. 18, 2025.(AP Photo/(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

The UN’s humanitarian affairs agency says it has ratcheted up its preparations for providing aid to Gaza after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect.

Muhannad Hadi, the agency’s humanitarian coordinator for the territory, said Saturday the United Nations and its partners are ready to leverage the opportunity for large-scale relief, The Associated Press reported.

Hadi referenced in a statement the agreements reached on implementing humanitarian components in the first phase of the ceasefire, including the provision of supplies “including water, food, health and shelter to people across Gaza and the long-awaited release of hostages.”

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to go into effect at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT) on Sunday, mediator Qatar said. It will pause the fighting after 15 months of war and see the release of dozens of hostages held by the militants in the Gaza Strip and hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.