Türkiye vows further strikes against bloody-minded PKK terrorists in Iraq and Syria

Published January 13,2024

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Türkiye says it’s going to proceed to focus on suspected positions of the terrorist group PKK in Iraq and northern Syria, in response to Friday’s assault that left 9 troopers martyred at a Turkish base in Iraq.

“Our struggle will continue until the last remaining terrorist is neutralized and the terror swamps in Iraq and Syria are drained,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‘s workplace mentioned on Saturday.

As many as 45 PKK terrorists have been “neutralized” in an ongoing offensive in Iraq and Syria‘s north, the workplace mentioned, utilizing a time period usually used to seek advice from terrorists killed or captured.

The assertion follows a safety assembly chaired by Erdoğan in Istanbul.

The PKK carried out a terrorist assault on a navy base in Iraq’s north late Friday, leaving no less than 9 Turkish troopers martyred and wounding 4 others, in accordance with the Defence Ministry in Ankara.

Turkish retaliatory airstrikes then hit suspected PKK shelters and oil amenities, the ministry mentioned on the social media platform X.

Friday’s conflict with the PKK was the second deadliest in three weeks in an space the place Ankara had launched a floor and air operation in 2022.

Overnight, a complete of 113 suspects accused of PKK hyperlinks have been detained in raids throughout 32 Turkish cities and provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya mentioned on X.

Tens of 1000’s of individuals have been killed within the decades-long battle between the Turkish state and the PKK, which is taken into account a terrorist group by the European Union and the United States.

Türkiye sees the PKK as a nationwide safety menace. Ankara controls areas in northern Syria and has navy bases in Iraq’s north in a bid to clear terrorist group PKK and affiliated teams off its border.