So far, the PKK / YPG rocket and mortar attacks have already claimed the lives of 18 civilians in Turkey, including children.
The PKK / YPG militants use unguided weaponry, some relying on the WW2 technology like the Grad rockets, to indiscriminately hit populated areas, marking a textbook example of terrorism through hybrid concepts
From a military standpoint, there is no silver bullet C-RAM (counter - rocket, artillery, and mortar) solution to this kind of projectiles. Thus, the Turkish ground offensive must swiftly secure some 20km tactical depth to protect the civilians.
Finally, while the indiscriminate PKK / YPG shelling killed 18 civilians, Ankara seems falling short of running robust cyber-enabled information warfare to make the threat well grasped around the world.
Although the ground offensive has registered impressive advances so far, Turkish military planners should also be mindful of digital and cognitive battlefields...
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