Istanbul /NINA/ -The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the killing of 13 militants from the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in airstrikes carried out by Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq.

The Turkish Defense Ministry stated in a statement today, Sunday, that the Turkish army units present in the areas of Hakurk, Kara and Metina in northern Iraq and operating within the "Claw Lock" operations, detected gatherings of PKK militants in those mountainous areas, so they used warplanes to launch a series of airstrikes that resulted in the killing of 13 militants from the organization and the escape of others from those areas.

The Turkish Defense Ministry indicated in its statement that the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has a stronghold in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, and is active in many cities, regions and valleys, launching attacks from there on the Turkish interior, 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, which is still ongoing, called “Claw Lock” against the strongholds of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party in the regions of Metina, Kara, Hakurk, Zap, Afshin and Bazian in northern Iraq. /End



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