September 21, 2024

Turkish MoD Announces The Killing Of Six PKK Militants In Northern Iraq

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the killing of six Kurdistan Workers’ Party militants in northern Iraq.

The Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement today, Saturday, that one of the Turkish army units stationed in the area of the Claw Lock operations in northern Iraq monitored the movements of a number of PKK militants, and after an exchange of fire, it killed six of them.

The Turkish army carried out a large military operation on April 18 of last year and is still continuing, called Claw Lock, against the strongholds of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party in the areas of Matina, Al-Zab, Afshin, and Bazian in northern Iraq.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency