The Turkish Air Force neutralized 21 targets of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization in the northern Iraq. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey.
According to the application, the air operation was carried out in the areas of Metin, Gara, Hakurk and Kandil.
Caves, bunkers and shelters used by a separatist terrorist organization, including its leaders.
were liquidated.
The department noted that the attacks were dealt in accordance with the right to self -defense arising from Article 51 of the UN Charter.
The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the purpose of the operation is to eliminate the threat of terrorist attacks on civilian citizens and security forces from the territory of the Northern Iraq by neutralizing PKK/KCK and other terrorist elements, as well as ensuring the security of Turkish borders.
The operation, during which a large number of group fighters are neutralized, was carried out with the maximum use of Turkish development ammunition.
The department emphasized that the Turkish Armed Forces will continue operations in order to eradicate a terrorist threat in the region.
Since 2016, Ankara has conducted three successful operations in order to eliminate the threat of terrorism at its southern borders and ensure the safety of the local population. In particular, we are talking about the operations “Shield of the Euphrates” (2016), “olive branch” (2018) and “Source of the World” (2019), which were held by the Turkish Armed Forces in the north of Syria.
RKK, over the years of its bloody terrorist activity against Turkey, is responsible for the death of more than 40 thousand people, including women, children and babies.
The United States and the European Union introduced RKK to the lists of terrorist organizations.
In recent years, the RSC seeks to shift responsibility for its bloody crimes in the region to its branches.
In Syria, the RKK terrorists are covered by the names Pyd and YPG, and in the past few years they call themselves “Syrian democratic forces.”
In Iran, RSC acts as “Party of Free Life of Kurdistan” (pjak).