September 21, 2024

The Turkish Defense Ministry announces the killing of two PKK militants in an airstrike in northern Iraq

The Turkish Defense Ministry announced the killing of two PKK militants in an airstrike carried out by Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq.

The Turkish Defense Ministry stated in a statement today, Friday, that the Turkish army units stationed in the Claw Lock Operation area in northern Iraq were exposed to gunfire from PKK militants, which required the use of warplanes, which resulted in the killing of two of them and the withdrawal of the others.

It indicated in its statement that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party “PKK” has taken the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq as a stronghold, and is active in many cities, regions and valleys, and launches attacks from them on the Turkish interior, and that the Turkish army is working hard to dry up the sources of terrorism.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency