Turkish planes and artillery hit suspected targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and commando troops – backed by helicopters and drones – then flew over the area or were transported by helicopter, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in a video posted on the website. of the ministry. Akar said the planes had successfully hit shelters, warehouses, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and PKK-owned headquarters. The group maintains bases in northern Iraq and has used the ground for attacks in Turkey. At least 19 fighters were killed and four Turkish soldiers were injured during the attack, the ministry said. There was no immediate comment from the Kurdish militant group on the invasion and the Defense Ministry statement could not be independently verified. Turkey has carried out numerous cross-border air and ground operations against the PKK in recent decades. The latest attack, called Operation Claw Lock, focused on the Metina, Zap and Avashin-Basyan areas of northern Iraq. There is no information on the number of troops and jets involved in the latest invasion. “Our heroic commandos and our crimson berets – backed by attack helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, armed unmanned aerial vehicles – arrived on the scene by land and air and captured the designated targets,” Akar said in a second video. “Many terrorists have been neutralized.” “We have reached this point, all the planned targets have been captured,” he said. The Ministry of Defense said the new attack began after it was found that the fighters were regrouping and preparing for a “large-scale attack”. The attack was carried out in coordination with Turkey’s “friends and allies”, the ministry added, but did not provide further details. Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Masour Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, which controls the attacked areas. The Turkish minister said the invasion was aimed at “terrorists” and that “maximum sensitivity” was being shown to avoid harm to civilians and cultural and religious structures. Tens of thousands of people have been killed since the PKK, which has been branded a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, launched an uprising in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast in 1984.

title: “Turkey Launches New Ground Air Offensive In Northern Iraq Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-10” author: “Emma Wesler”

Turkish planes and artillery hit suspected targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and commando troops – backed by helicopters and drones – then flew over the area or were transported by helicopter, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in a video posted on the website. of the ministry. Akar said the planes had successfully hit shelters, warehouses, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and PKK-owned headquarters. The group maintains bases in northern Iraq and has used the ground for attacks in Turkey. At least 19 fighters were killed and four Turkish soldiers were injured during the attack, the ministry said. There was no immediate comment from the Kurdish militant group on the invasion and the Defense Ministry statement could not be independently verified. Turkey has carried out numerous cross-border air and ground operations against the PKK in recent decades. The latest attack, called Operation Claw Lock, focused on the Metina, Zap and Avashin-Basyan areas of northern Iraq. There is no information on the number of troops and jets involved in the latest invasion. “Our heroic commandos and our crimson berets – backed by attack helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, armed unmanned aerial vehicles – arrived on the scene by land and air and captured the designated targets,” Akar said in a second video. “Many terrorists have been neutralized.” “We have reached this point, all the planned targets have been captured,” he said. The Ministry of Defense said the new attack began after it was found that the fighters were regrouping and preparing for a “large-scale attack”. The attack was carried out in coordination with Turkey’s “friends and allies”, the ministry added, but did not provide further details. Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Masour Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, which controls the attacked areas. The Turkish minister said the invasion was aimed at “terrorists” and that “maximum sensitivity” was being shown to avoid harm to civilians and cultural and religious structures. Tens of thousands of people have been killed since the PKK, which has been branded a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, launched an uprising in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast in 1984.

title: “Turkey Launches New Ground Air Offensive In Northern Iraq Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Lauren Ridgeway”

Turkish planes and artillery hit suspected targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and commando troops – backed by helicopters and drones – then flew over the area or were transported by helicopter, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in a video posted on the website. of the ministry. Akar said the planes had successfully hit shelters, warehouses, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and PKK-owned headquarters. The group maintains bases in northern Iraq and has used the ground for attacks in Turkey. At least 19 fighters were killed and four Turkish soldiers were injured during the attack, the ministry said. There was no immediate comment from the Kurdish militant group on the invasion and the Defense Ministry statement could not be independently verified. Turkey has carried out numerous cross-border air and ground operations against the PKK in recent decades. The latest attack, called Operation Claw Lock, focused on the Metina, Zap and Avashin-Basyan areas of northern Iraq. There is no information on the number of troops and jets involved in the latest invasion. “Our heroic commandos and our crimson berets – backed by attack helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, armed unmanned aerial vehicles – arrived on the scene by land and air and captured the designated targets,” Akar said in a second video. “Many terrorists have been neutralized.” “We have reached this point, all the planned targets have been captured,” he said. The Ministry of Defense said the new attack began after it was found that the fighters were regrouping and preparing for a “large-scale attack”. The attack was carried out in coordination with Turkey’s “friends and allies”, the ministry added, but did not provide further details. Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Masour Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, which controls the attacked areas. The Turkish minister said the invasion was aimed at “terrorists” and that “maximum sensitivity” was being shown to avoid harm to civilians and cultural and religious structures. Tens of thousands of people have been killed since the PKK, which has been branded a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, launched an uprising in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast in 1984.

title: “Turkey Launches New Ground Air Offensive In Northern Iraq Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “Pedro Schneider”

Turkish planes and artillery hit suspected targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and commando troops – backed by helicopters and drones – then flew over the area or were transported by helicopter, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in a video posted on the website. of the ministry. Akar said the planes had successfully hit shelters, warehouses, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and PKK-owned headquarters. The group maintains bases in northern Iraq and has used the ground for attacks in Turkey. At least 19 fighters were killed and four Turkish soldiers were injured during the attack, the ministry said. There was no immediate comment from the Kurdish militant group on the invasion and the Defense Ministry statement could not be independently verified. Turkey has carried out numerous cross-border air and ground operations against the PKK in recent decades. The latest attack, called Operation Claw Lock, focused on the Metina, Zap and Avashin-Basyan areas of northern Iraq. There is no information on the number of troops and jets involved in the latest invasion. “Our heroic commandos and our crimson berets – backed by attack helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, armed unmanned aerial vehicles – arrived on the scene by land and air and captured the designated targets,” Akar said in a second video. “Many terrorists have been neutralized.” “We have reached this point, all the planned targets have been captured,” he said. The Ministry of Defense said the new attack began after it was found that the fighters were regrouping and preparing for a “large-scale attack”. The attack was carried out in coordination with Turkey’s “friends and allies”, the ministry added, but did not provide further details. Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Masour Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, which controls the attacked areas. The Turkish minister said the invasion was aimed at “terrorists” and that “maximum sensitivity” was being shown to avoid harm to civilians and cultural and religious structures. Tens of thousands of people have been killed since the PKK, which has been branded a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, launched an uprising in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast in 1984.

title: “Turkey Launches New Ground Air Offensive In Northern Iraq Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Guy Arneecher”

Turkish planes and artillery hit suspected targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and commando troops – backed by helicopters and drones – then flew over the area or were transported by helicopter, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in a video posted on the website. of the ministry. Akar said the planes had successfully hit shelters, warehouses, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and PKK-owned headquarters. The group maintains bases in northern Iraq and has used the ground for attacks in Turkey. At least 19 fighters were killed and four Turkish soldiers were injured during the attack, the ministry said. There was no immediate comment from the Kurdish militant group on the invasion and the Defense Ministry statement could not be independently verified. Turkey has carried out numerous cross-border air and ground operations against the PKK in recent decades. The latest attack, called Operation Claw Lock, focused on the Metina, Zap and Avashin-Basyan areas of northern Iraq. There is no information on the number of troops and jets involved in the latest invasion. “Our heroic commandos and our crimson berets – backed by attack helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, armed unmanned aerial vehicles – arrived on the scene by land and air and captured the designated targets,” Akar said in a second video. “Many terrorists have been neutralized.” “We have reached this point, all the planned targets have been captured,” he said. The Ministry of Defense said the new attack began after it was found that the fighters were regrouping and preparing for a “large-scale attack”. The attack was carried out in coordination with Turkey’s “friends and allies”, the ministry added, but did not provide further details. Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Masour Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, which controls the attacked areas. The Turkish minister said the invasion was aimed at “terrorists” and that “maximum sensitivity” was being shown to avoid harm to civilians and cultural and religious structures. Tens of thousands of people have been killed since the PKK, which has been branded a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, launched an uprising in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast in 1984.

title: “Turkey Launches New Ground Air Offensive In Northern Iraq Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-22” author: “Norma Babcock”

Turkish planes and artillery hit suspected targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and commando troops – backed by helicopters and drones – then flew over the area or were transported by helicopter, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in a video posted on the website. of the ministry. Akar said the planes had successfully hit shelters, warehouses, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and PKK-owned headquarters. The group maintains bases in northern Iraq and has used the ground for attacks in Turkey. At least 19 fighters were killed and four Turkish soldiers were injured during the attack, the ministry said. There was no immediate comment from the Kurdish militant group on the invasion and the Defense Ministry statement could not be independently verified. Turkey has carried out numerous cross-border air and ground operations against the PKK in recent decades. The latest attack, called Operation Claw Lock, focused on the Metina, Zap and Avashin-Basyan areas of northern Iraq. There is no information on the number of troops and jets involved in the latest invasion. “Our heroic commandos and our crimson berets – backed by attack helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, armed unmanned aerial vehicles – arrived on the scene by land and air and captured the designated targets,” Akar said in a second video. “Many terrorists have been neutralized.” “We have reached this point, all the planned targets have been captured,” he said. The Ministry of Defense said the new attack began after it was found that the fighters were regrouping and preparing for a “large-scale attack”. The attack was carried out in coordination with Turkey’s “friends and allies”, the ministry added, but did not provide further details. Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Masour Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, which controls the attacked areas. The Turkish minister said the invasion was aimed at “terrorists” and that “maximum sensitivity” was being shown to avoid harm to civilians and cultural and religious structures. Tens of thousands of people have been killed since the PKK, which has been branded a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, launched an uprising in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast in 1984.