It reported that more people were
wounded including civilians who were in
the vicinity of the target site. Al-bukamali added that the sdf cordoned
off the area and set up checkpoints in
and around ain al-arab which lies east
of Aleppo. Al-arabi reported that earlier this week. The SDF clashed with turkish-backed
fighters in tall tamr in northeast syria.
Turkey maintains a military presence in
parts of northern syria where it also
backs other rebel groups. It also classifies kurdish militant
groups, including the sdf which is backed
by the us as terrorist organizations. Ankara views the sdf as an extension of
the kurdistan workers party (PKK) a
kurdish separatist group that advocates
for an independent kurdish state in
turkey. The PKK is also designated as a
terrorist organization in the EU and the
u.s.
The Bay Rocktar TB2 is a turkish medium
altitude long endurance, male, Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) capable of
remotely controlled or autonomous flight
operations. It is manufactured by the turkish
company baker defense primarily for the
turkish armed forces. The drone is monitored and controlled by
an aircrew in the ground control station, including weapons employment, via turksat
satellite. Bayrochtar means ensign or standard
bearer in turkish.
The development of the UAV has been
largely credited to selcik beraktar, a
former mit graduate student. While the turkish armed forces describes Bayrochtar TB-2 as tactical UAV class to
prevent it from being a competitor to
the Taianka UAV international standards
would classify it as a medium altitude
long endurance UAV.
Turkish military use TB2 gained
prominence in counter-insurgency
operations against the kurdistan workers
party (PKK) and people's protection units
ypg militants positions across the
border in iraq and syria. Reportedly turkish military used
combined UAV and artillery tactics in
syria against the SDF and PKK Linked YPG.
According to turkish source, the number
of militant eliminated or wounded
ascended to 449 by use of armed TB2 and
680 were indirectly in operations
assisted by air support from the UAV. Bayrocktar drones have been praised for
their achievements by turkish and
non-turkish authorities. British Defense Minister Ben Wallace and
american political science author Francis Fukuyama praised the platform in
its systems. As of the 29th of december 2021, the TB2
drone completed 400,000 flight hours
globally.
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