Turkey probing claims it hit forces other than IS in Syria

July 27, 2015 02:58 pm | Updated 02:58 pm IST - ISTANBUL:

Turkey is investigating claims that its military struck positions in Syria other than those of Islamic State insurgents, a government official said on Monday, after the Kurdish YPG militia said it had come under attack.

“The ongoing military operation seeks to neutralise imminent threats to Turkey’s national security and continues to target Islamic State in Syria and the PKK in Iraq," the official said.

“The PYD [the political wing of the YPG], along with others, remains outside the scope of the current military effort.”

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