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Turkey launch offensive against Kurdish forces fighting Daesh in Syria

The Turkish army and Syrian Kurdish fighters have exchanged fire in northern Syria.

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Rahshan Saglam
Press TV, ISTANBUL

The Turkish army and Syrian Kurdish fighters have exchanged fire in northern Syria. The Turkish military says it was in response to the attacks by the Kurdish People's Protection Units that targeted forces Ankara supports in Syria. But as our correspondent Rahshan Saglam reports that was not the only motive behind the decision.