Thu. Sep 19th, 2024

Istanbul, The Turkish Defense Ministry announced the killing of 8 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, Tuesday, that the Turkish army units stationed in the regions of / Gara and Hakurk / within the areas of / Claw Lock / operations in northern Iraq monitored gatherings of militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party in rugged mountainous areas, which required the use of warplanes, whose raids on the two regions resulted in the killing of 8 of them and the withdrawal of the others.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency