Sweden insists that Turkiye has the right to defend itself against terrorism – Middle East Monitor
Sweden’s foreign minister has insisted that Turkey has the right to defend itself against terrorism. Tobias Billström made his comment to Sweden’s The Express the paper on the sidelines of the donor conference for Moldova in Paris.
Billström was referring to the aerial bombing campaign codenamed Operation Claw-Sword that Turkiye launched against terrorist hideouts in Syria and Iraq this weekend. He noted that Turkiye “is a state that has been subjected to terrorist attacks, and all states have the right to defend themselves.”
Three civilians were killed and six others injured as a result of shells fired by the YPG terrorist organization from northern Syria on Monday. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu confirmed that the grenade exploded in the Carchemish district of Gaziantep state. On Sunday, a Turkish soldier and seven policemen were injured as a result of rockets being fired at the Ongo Pinar border gate in Kilis by YPG elements.
The Turkish Defense Ministry announced at dawn on Sunday that its forces had launched Operation Claw-Sword against terrorist sites in northern Iraq and Syria.
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