Turkish military retaliates to PYD fire in northern Syria

The Turkish military has continued to shell the positions of Syria's Democratic Union Party (PYD) in northern Syria for the fourth day, stating that it was retaliating to fire coming from the region.

Fire was opened from PYD positions in northern Syria on the morning of Feb. 16, after which Turkish artillery units deployed near the Akçaba?lar village in Kilis province began to shell the region at around 10 a.m.

The sound of the shelling was also heard from the city center.

Security measures have also been stepped up across the border.

Turkey's army over the weekend shelled People's Protection Units (YPG) targets, the military wing of the PYD, which Ankara has dubbed as a terrorist organization and an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), after the group seized an air base north of Aleppo.
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