Turkish Forces Destroy 16 PKK Targets in Northern Iraq
13:50 01.03.2017(updated 13:53 01.03.2017)
Turkish military destroyed 16 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants' targets in the north of Iraq, media reported Wednesday, citing the Turkish General Staff.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Anadolu news agency reported that the airstrikes by the Turkish forces were carried out in the Qandil and Avasin-Basyan regions of the country.
The PKK is outlawed in Turkey as a terrorist organization. A ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdish militants collapsed in July 2015, prompting the Turkish authorities to launch a military operation in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern regions in Iraq.
© Sputnik
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