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Turkey targets Daesh, PKK positions in Syria and Iraq

Published May 30th, 2016 - 09:54 GMT
People walk past a damaged barbershop in a government-controlled district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on May 21, 2016. (AFP/George Ourfalian)
People walk past a damaged barbershop in a government-controlled district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on May 21, 2016. (AFP/George Ourfalian)

Turkish artillery strikes have destroyed Daesh targets in northern Syria, the military said Monday.

In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said 58 positions in Aleppo province were hit Sunday, resulting in the deaths of about 40 militants. Two bomb-laden vehicles were also destroyed.

Separately, the Turkish air force targeted five PKK positions in northern Iraq’s Metina region overnight on Sunday.

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