The Turkish Defense said in a statement later this afternoon that Sergeant Umit Kesti died as a result of being seriously injured in a helicopter crash in northern Iraq.
Earlier today, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the loss of one of its soldiers and the rescue of 7 others in a helicopter crash as part of the Turkish army's claw-lock operations in northern Iraq.
The Turkish Defense stated in a statement today that the helicopter, a Sikorsky, experienced a technical malfunction, forcing it to make a sharp landing as it was carrying out supply activities in the "claw lock" operations area.
In its statement, the Turkish Defense indicated that the search operations for the missing soldier had not yielded anything so far, and that the seven evacuated soldiers were in good health./ End
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