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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turkey will continue to support anti-terror efforts, as it has done in the past,” Erdogan tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. military operation, in northwestern Syria, U.S. President Trump, said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to the U.S. operation, Turkish military has exchanged information and coordinated with the U.S. military, Turkish Defence Ministry said.– NNN-ANADOLU <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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