Turkish Defense Ministry releases new footage of Türkiye's anti-terror air operation

NORTHERN SYRIA - NORTHERN IRAQ - NOV. 23: Turkish Defense Ministry has released a new footage of the ongoing anti-terror operation on the regions where terrorists located across the Iraqi and Syrian borders, on Wednesday (Nov. 23). Early Sunday (Nov. 20), Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Sword, a cross-border aerial campaign against the terror group YPG/PKK which has illegal hideouts across the Iraqi and Syrian borders where they plan attacks on Turkish soil. The country's air operation followed a YPG/PKK terror attack on Nov. 13 on Istanbul's crowded Istiklal Avenue that killed six people and left 81 injured. "Terrorists have despicably attacked civilian targets. We will silence them as soon as possible," Akar added. Ankara only targets terrorists and their hideouts during the operation, Akar reiterated, saying: "We do not have any problems with any ethnic, religious, or sectarian group, or with our Kurdish or Arab brothers." After the air operation was launched, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also signaled a ground operation to northern Iraq and northern Syria to eliminate the terror threat, saying: "This is not limited to just an air operation." (Footage by Turkish Defense Ministry /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)