The Sun by Jon Lockett and Jenny Awford 10/10/2019
THE Turkish military pounded more than 181 Kurdish targets after launching a deadly ground and air assault in northern Syria.Terrified locals were seen fleeing on foot and piling into cars with their possessions as they quickly deserted the under-fire region.
The strikes came as Donald Trump hit back at claims he had abandoned the Kurds - a US ally - adding they "didn't help" in World War Two.
His comments came as Turkish ground troops reportedly crossed the border into Syria after airstrikes began earlier on Wednesday.
Turkish operation so far:
• US President Donald Trump pulls back American troops from northeastern Syria
• Syrian Kurds, allies who supported the US in the fight against ISIS, are left vulnerable to a military onslaught after being abandoned
• Turkey launches ground and air assault against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday, October 9
• Initial air strikes hit the border town of Ras al Ain
• Turkish defence bosses say jets and artillery struck 181 targets east of the Euphrates River since the incursion started
• At least eight people - three Kurds and five civilians - are killed and dozens have been wounded
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