Istanbul (NINA) - The head of the Turkish Presidency's Communications Department, Fahrettin Altun, said that the terrorist organization of the Kurdistan Workers' Party received another painful blow through successful air strikes carried out by the Turkish Air Force in northern Iraq last night.

Altun added in a blog post published on his social media accounts: The successful air strikes carried out by the Turkish army in northern Iraq are an important indicator of Ankara’s continued crackdown on terrorism, not only inside the country but also outside its borders.

He explained that the terrorist organization received another painful blow through these raids, stressing that Turkey will continue the struggle against terrorist organizations until the last terrorist is neutralized (according to his blog post).

Yesterday evening, Sunday, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the implementation of air strikes in northern Iraq, which resulted in the destruction of 20 PKK targets.

The Turkish Defense Ministry stated in a statement that the Turkish army intensified its air strikes on the PKK bases in Hakurk, Matina and Qandil in northern Iraq, and that Turkish aircraft began “intensive” bombing of Qandil Mountains, in Sulaymaniyah Governorate in northern Iraq.

Yesterday morning, Sunday morning, the Turkish capital, Ankara, witnessed a suicide attack targeting the General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Interior. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party later claimed responsibility for the suicide attack./End





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