Türkiye denies claims about aerial operations in northern Syria

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye's Communications Directorate on Friday hit back at claims on social media that Turkish jets hit a hospital in northern Syria's Derik region.

In a statement on social media platform X, the government agency's Center for Combating Disinformation denied the allegations about the aerial operation of the Turkish army in northern Syria.

All necessary precautions are taken during Türkiye's aerial operations against the terror group YPG/PKK in Syria to ensure the safety of innocent civilians, friendly forces, historical and cultural assets, and the environment, it said.

"A black propaganda is being carried out by claiming that the terrorist camps that were hit are hospitals and civilian settlements.

"The claim that Turkish fighter jets bombed a hospital in the Derik region of Syria, shared by accounts promoting the propaganda of the PKK/YPG terrorist organization, is not accurate," it added.