ANKARA, Oct 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said, the killing of the fugitive leader of the Daesh group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is a “turning point” in the fight against terrorism.
Turkey will continue to support anti-terror efforts, as it has done in the past,” Erdogan tweeted.
“Having paid the dearest price in the fight against Daesh, PKK/YPG, and other terrorist organisations, Turkey welcomes this development,” he stated, referring to the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) which Ankara sees as affiliated with outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. military operation, in northwestern Syria, U.S. President Trump, said.
A U.S.-led airstrike that targeted the hideout of Baghdadi, in Idlib, was intended to capture him alive, but he detonated his explosive vest, a war monitor reported, Sunday.
The operation, carried out by eight helicopters and warplanes, led to the killing of nine people, including al-Baghdadi himself, his wife and some children, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Prior to the U.S. operation, Turkish military has exchanged information and coordinated with the U.S. military, Turkish Defence Ministry said.– NNN-ANADOLU