Turkey may launch operation in Syria

ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said that Turkey could launch a ground operation in Syria, following deadly strikes by Ankara and Kurdish militants in northern Syria.

Thousands yesterday attended the funerals of 11 people killed in the strikes. Turkey hit dozens of targets in northern Syria as well as northern Iraq overnight into Sunday, a week after a deadly attack in Istanbul which Ankara has blamed on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.

Kurdish groups and authorities have denied responsibility for the attack that killed six people.

The Turkish offensive against outlawed Kurdish militants killed at least 35 people.