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Turkish Military Shelled Our Positions, Say Kurdish Rebels In Syria

July 27 2015

Syria

Kurdish fighters in Syria have changed that the Turkish military has shelled their positions, reports Reuters.

The People's Protection Units (YPG) said that several tank rounds from across the Turkish-Syrian border struck overnight Monday.

A Turkish official said the army returned fire after being fired upon, but insisted that the YPG was not a target.

"The PYD [the political wing of the YPG], along with others, remains outside the scope of the current military effort,"...

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