The operation took place during the weekend, Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.

It hit the Hakurk, Zap, Metina, Gara, and Avasin-Basyan regions in the Kurdish autonomous enclave.

Since January, Turkey has also been waging a concerted operation against Kurdish militants known as People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria. The Turkish administration says the YPG is associated with the PKK.

The Syria attacks have, however, forgone Damascus' approval. They have also pit Turkey against the United States which supports the militants.

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