The Turkish military neutralized 16 militants of the RSC terrorist organization in the north of Iraq. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey.
The Armed Forces of Turkey neutralized 16 RSC terrorists discovered in the Khakurk, Assos, Gara and Metin areas, the Ministry of Defense noted.
The department emphasized that the Turkish Armed Forces will continue to conduct “unpredictable, quick and continuous” operations in order to eradicate a terrorist threat in the region.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan previously stated that since 1984, when the militants of the RSC for the first time carried out a terrorist attack in Turkey, thousands of employees of Turkish security forces, military and civilians died at the hands of this bloody organization.
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 bloody crimes in the region to its branches.
In Syria, the RKK terrorists are covered by the names Pyd and YPG, and in the last two years they call themselves “Syrian democratic forces.”
In Iran, RSC acts as “Party of Free Life of Kurdistan” (pjak).