Published January 14,2024
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Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday exchanged messages of solidarity in opposition to terrorism in a cellphone name between the 2 international locations’ presidents.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke on the cellphone with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate mentioned in a press release.
During the decision, Al Nahyan expressed his condolences to Erdoğan for a terrorist assault in an operation zone of Türkiye in northern Iraq that killed 9 Turkish troopers.
Nine Turkish troopers had been killed within the assault by PKK terrorists within the Operation Claw-Lock zone in northern Iraq Friday.
PKK terrorists typically cover out in northern Iraq to plot cross-border assaults in Türkiye.
Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Lock in April 2022 to focus on the PKK terror group’s hideouts in Iraq’s northern Metina, Zap, and Avasin-Basyan areas close to the Turkish border.
It was preceded by Operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle launched in 2020 to root out terrorists hiding out in northern Iraq and plotting cross-border assaults in Türkiye.
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign in opposition to Türkiye, the PKK — listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the U.S., and EU — has been answerable for the deaths of greater than 40,000 folks, together with girls, youngsters, and infants.
Source: www.anews.com.tr