Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in northern Iraq

Published October 02,2023

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Turkish warplanes on Sunday destroyed 20 terrorist group PKK targets and “neutralized” quite a few terrorists in airstrikes on the fear group’s hideouts in northern Iraq close to the Turkish border, the National Defense Ministry introduced.

The strikes have been launched to “eliminate terrorist attacks against our people and security forces from northern Iraq” by neutralizing PKK and different terrorist components and to make sure border safety, in keeping with Türkiye’s self-defense rights arising from Article 51 of the UN Charter, stated a ministry assertion.

The airstrikes hit terrorist targets within the Hakurk, Qandil and Gara areas.

The assertion confused that each one precautions have been taken to forestall harm to harmless civilians, pleasant components, historic and cultural property and the setting.

PKK terrorists usually disguise out throughout the border in northern Iraq to plot terror assaults in Türkiye.

Turkish authorities use the time period “neutralize” to indicate the terrorists in query surrendered or have been killed or captured.

In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign towards Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the U.S. and the European Union-has been chargeable for the deaths of over 40,000 folks, together with girls, kids and infants.