Turkey Begins Offensive on Kurdish Militias After Attacks
- Nearly 30 Kurdish militants are killed after lull in fighting
- Clashes highlight tensions with the U.S. over one rebel group
Photographer: Rasit Aydogan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Turkey began its largest offensive in months against Kurdish rebels across its borders, after its army came under attack from militants and faced hostile fire from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Turkish forces killed 28 Kurdish militants after they carried out two separate attacks from hideouts in Syria and Iraq that left four Turkish troops dead, the state news agency Anadolu reported.