Turkish Air Strikes Decimate PKK Targets in Northern Iraq

On Monday, Turkish air strikes destroyed 21 PKK targets in northern Iraq. The Defence Ministry stated that numerous militants were 'neutralised'—a term used by Ankara to indicate killed. The operations focused on PKK bases in Gara, Hakurk, Metina, and Qandil.

Turkish Air Strikes Decimate PKK Targets in Northern Iraq
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On Monday, Turkish air strikes in northern Iraq obliterated 21 targets belonging to the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the country's Defence Ministry reported.

The ministry's statement noted that numerous militants had been 'neutralised,' a term Ankara employs to imply killed.

The aerial operations were directed at PKK strongholds in Gara, Hakurk, Metina, and Qandil.

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