Death Toll in Ankara Bombing Increased to 29

Although the US lists the PKK as a terror group, it does not acknowledge the PYD or its armed wing, the YPG, as such.

“It must be known that the ceasefire is valid in Syria“, Davutoglu said in televised remarks in the central Anatolian province of Konya.

The TAK also indicated that the intention of the bombing had been to further destabilize Turkey’s tourism sector.

Turkey regards the YPG as a sister organisation to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has waged a three-decade insurgency in which 40,000 people have been killed.

The cease-fire should also refer to the Kurdish group as a terrorist group, but it failed to do so, Davutoglu stated.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said won’t vouch for the success of the agreement but said it’s the best pathway for ending the bloodshed.

Syria’s Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) should be excluded from a recently declared cessation of hostilities in Syria just like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoanhas said.

But the DNA report suggested the attack was carried out by Abdulbaki Somer, born in the eastern Turkish city of Van, said the security official and the state-run Anadolu news agency, which cited prosecution sources.

Amnesty International this week said human rights had deteriorated sharply in Turkey’s Kurdish areas, estimating that 200,000 civilians had been affected by curfews.

If genuine, the photo of the weapon hints heavily of a significant upgrade in technology for the Kurdish forces and has raised questions about U.S. weapons being funnelled to local groups. The Syrian government and the main Syrian opposition group have conditionally agreed to the truce.

The Syrian government has said it accepts the terms of the deal on the condition that military efforts against Daesh and the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front continue.

In a terse statement on Putin’s conversation with the king of Saudi Arabia, the Kremlin said King Salman “welcomed the agreement that was reached and expressed his willingness to work with Russian Federation to implement them”.

The Turkish minister suggested the USA had acted in “good faith” with Russian Federation but had been too trusting at times.

“We endorse a ceasefire that would relieve Syrian brothers”, said Recep Tyyip Erdogan.

Syria’s opposition has indicated it is ready for a two-week truce, saying it is a chance to test the seriousness of the Syrian government’s commitment to a cessation of hostilities.