Turkish air force strikes 13 targets in the Kurdistan Region
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The Turkish National Defense Ministry on Monday said they hit 13 targets in the Kurdistan Region belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The Turkish Air Force targeted the Metina, Gara, Hakurk and Qandil regions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec.11, and 13 targets consisting of caves, shelters, shelters and warehouses belonging to the PKK were hit.
Teröristlerin inlerini yerle bir etmeye devam ediyoruz.
— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) December 12, 2023
Irak’ın kuzeyindeki Kandil bölgesinde tespit edilen 5 PKK'lı terörist hava harekâtı ile etkisiz hâle getirildi.
Terörle ve teröristle mücadelemiz etkin ve kararlı şekilde sürecek!#MillîSavunmaBakanlığı pic.twitter.com/NwMZEnu5uq
Moreover, on Tuesday, the ministry claimed the Monday strikes killed five PKK fighters in the Qandil Mountains.
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The Turkish Ministry of Defense in late November also said three Turkish soldiers were killed on Nov. 26 in an unspecified location in the Kurdistan Region.
The PKK and Ankara have been engaged in a bloody military conflict since the mid-1980s, reportedly resulting in the deaths of more than 40,000 people, although this figure has been disputed.
Much of the conflict has been fought in the border areas of the Kurdistan Region, which has endangered civilian populations.