Turkey targets 27 PKK bases in Kurdistan Region

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Turkey's Defense Ministry announced in a statement on Tuesday that it has targeted 27 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases in the Matina, Gara, Hakurk, Zap and Qandil areas of the Kurdistan Region.

The air strikes destroyed a number of PKK positions and killed several fighters.

The statement also revealed that one Turkish soldier was killed and four others wounded in an attack by PKK fighters.

On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey will control its border with Iraq next summer, preventing PKK activities along the border and continuing its operations in Syria.

Bolstered by its advanced drone industry, Turkey has ramped up its drone strikes in recent years, particularly in the urban centers of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, to target suspected PKK positions.

Kurdistan Region officials regularly call on Baghdad, officially in charge of border security affairs, to prevent insurgents and foreign militaries from engaging in hostilities within its territory. Officials have voiced concerns about the increasing presence of foreign militia forces in the area.

Much of the conflict has been fought in the border areas of the Kurdistan Region, which has endangered civilian populations.