members of the separatist terrorist organization of the RKK began to burn forests in the north of Iraq, the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey reports.
“The terrorist organization of the RKK carries out its vile plan: they try to hide, burning the forests”.
The defense department notes that terrorists who did not find the opportunity to hide as a result of operations carried out in the north of Iraq began to burn forests.
The ministry’s statement says:
“Terrorists uses civilians of the village of Dergele as a shield and conduct a mortar shelling of our troops, they began to set fire to the forests so that their location was not discovered. Knowing the sensitivity of the Turkish armed forces to civilians and residential areas, the terrorists are covered by residents of the village and They set fire to the forests to hide, try to expose the peaceful population in the north of Iraq, how they have been doing it for many years. >
Turkish defense department states that terrorists also endanger the life and property of civilians, opening fire in the villages in which they are included.
“Despite the provocations of a terrorist organization, the sensitivity of the Turkish armed forces to civilians, settlements, the environment and nature will remain, – emphasizes the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey.