Istanbul / NINA /- The Turkish Defense Ministry announced the killing of /11/ militants from the /banned/ Kurdistan Workers' Party in airstrikes carried out by Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq.

The Turkish Defense Ministry stated in a statement today, Friday, that one of the Turkish army units present in the Zap region and operating within /Claw Lock/ operations detected a gathering of Kurdistan Workers' Party militants in that mountainous area, so it used warplanes, which launched a series of airstrikes that resulted in the killing of /11/ militants from the organization and the escape of others from the area.

The Turkish Defense Ministry indicated in its statement that the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has its stronghold in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, 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, Kara, Hakurk, Zap, Afshin and Bazian in northern Iraq. / End




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