土耳其向土敘邊界伊斯蘭國和庫爾德目標發動進攻

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a military operation launched Wednesday in northern Syria targeted Islamic State fighters and Syrian Kurds in an effort to put an end to terror threats at the border.

土耳其總統埃爾多安表示，土耳其星期三在敘利亞北部針對伊斯蘭國和敘利亞庫爾德人發動進攻，爭取消除邊界的恐怖威脅。

Turkey considers the U.S.-backed Kurds in Syria aligned with Kurds in southeastern Turkey who have waged a decades-long insurgency against the government. Wednesday's operation included artillery fire and Turkish jets conducting airstrikes backed by other warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition that has been targeting Islamic State for about two years. A number of Turkish tanks were also seen taking part in the fighting on the Syrian side of the border as they tried to push the militants out of the town of Jarablus.

土耳其認爲美國支持的敘利亞庫爾德人與土耳其東南部的庫爾德人結盟。這些人幾十年來一直進行叛亂。土耳其星期三的軍事行動包括炮擊和空襲，發動空襲的土耳其戰機得到以美國爲首聯軍戰機的支援。聯軍打擊伊斯蘭國組織的行動已經大約兩年。土耳其還派遣許多坦克在邊界的敘利亞一側參加戰鬥，試圖將激進分子趕出邊界城鎮賈拉布魯斯。

Syria's Foreign Ministry condemned Turkey's actions as a violation of its sovereignty.

敘利亞外交部對土耳其的行動提出譴責，稱其侵犯了敘利亞主權。

The operation comes a day after Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey would give "every kind" of support to fighting Islamic State in the area around Jarablus. On Monday, the government vowed to "cleanse" Islamic State following a suicide bombing in nearby Gaziantep.

一天前，土耳其外長恰武什奧盧說，土耳其將爲打擊該鎮周圍地區的伊斯蘭國組織的目標提供一切支援。星期一，在附近的加濟安泰普市發生自殺炸彈襲擊之後，土耳其政府表示一定要肅清那裏的伊斯蘭國組織。