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India slams Turkey for Syria action
Why is it in news?
- Ministry of External Affairs has described Turkey’s military action in Syria as unilateral and asked Turkey to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Syria.
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- Turkey has launched the military campaign on PartiyaKarkerenKurdistane (PKK) rebels in northern Syria.
- Turkey considers the group as terrorist organization.
- Turkey claims that the PKK/YPG are already designated as terrorists in the United States and the European Union.
- More about PKK
(1) The Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK is a Kurdish far-left militant and political organization based in Turkey and Iraq.
(2) The PKK has been involved in an armed conflict with the Turkish statewith the initial aim of achieving an independent Kurdish state.
(3) PKK later changed its aim to demand for equal rights and Kurdish autonomy in Turkey
Source
The Hindu