Turkey strikes Kurds in Syria, may launch 'ground operation' with Saudi Arabia against Islamic State

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ABC News Australia:

Turkish artillery has shelled areas of Aleppo province in northern Syria held by Kurdish forces, a monitor said, as Turkey announces it could launch a ground assault against Islamic State with Saudi Arabia.

 

The military hit targets of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the Syrian regime in two separate incidents in response to incoming fire, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.

 

The army also responded to Syrian regime fire on a Turkish military guard post in Turkey's southern Hatay region, Anatolia added.

 

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu appeared to confirm the strikes against the PYD, without giving precise details.

 

"Under the framework of the rules of engagement, we responded to forces in Azaz and around that were posing a threat," he said.

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Intervention, or escalation?