Turkey launched fresh air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in Syria and Iraq overnight, hitting 47 targets, in response to a gun attack that killed five people in Ankara, Defence Minister Yasar Guler said on Thursday.

Turkey has unleashed a wave of brutal airstrikes on PKK militants in Iraq and Syria, killing 59 fighters in a fiery response to a brazen assault in Ankara. This bold move comes just hours after two gunmen—one confirmed as a PKK member—attacked the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters,

The PKK, classified as "terrorist" by Turkey and its Western allies, including the US and the EU, has been fighting against the Turkish army since 1984. Turkey's response to the attack that killed five people in a factory near Ankara on Wednesday was swift.