AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Turkish fighter jets neutralized nine PKK militants during an operation in northern Iraq, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
Airstrikes were carried out in Haftanin region in northern Iraq in coordination with the ongoing Operation Claw 3, the ministry said in a statement, adding the operation continues successfully.
It added that the operation also destroyed weapon emplacements and shelters used by PKK terrorists.
Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralize" in statements to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
Turkish security forces launched Friday Operation Claw 3 in Sinat-Haftanin region in northern Iraq, according to a statement from the Turkish National Defense Ministry on Saturday.
The operation was launched to facilitate border security, neutralize terrorists, destroy caves and shelters in Sinat-Haftanin in northern Iraq, according to the statement.
On May 27, Turkey launched Operation Claw against the PKK in the Hakurk region of northern Iraq. The ongoing offensive has neutralized dozens of terrorists so far.
PKK militants often use northern Iraq as a base to plan cross-border terrorist attacks on Turkey.
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25 August 2019 - 12:26
News ID: 971508
Turkish fighter jets neutralized nine PKK militants during an operation in northern Iraq, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
