Istanbul / NINA / - The Turkish Defense Ministry announced the killing of 7 PKK militants in airstrikes carried out by Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq.

The Turkish Defense Ministry stated in a statement today, Wednesday, that Turkish army units stationed in the Hakurk region within the areas of Operation Claw Lock/northern Iraq detected a gathering of PKK militants in rugged mountainous areas, which required the use of warplanes, whose raids on the area resulted in the killing of 7 of them and the withdrawal of the others.

In its statement, it indicated that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has taken the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq as its stronghold, and is active in many cities, regions and valleys, launching attacks on the Turkish interior from there, and that the Turkish army is working hard to dry up the sources of terrorism.

It is noteworthy that the Turkish army had carried out a large-scale military operation on April 18, 2021, and it is still ongoing, called Lock the Claw against the strongholds of the Kurdistan Workers' Party in the areas of Metina, Gara, Hakurk, Zap, Afshin and Bazian in northern Iraq. / End




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