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The United States, which is seemingly in efforts to eradicate terror elements by putting multi-million dollar bounties on the heads of three senior Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists, set five new military bases in northern Iraq's Sinjar district, for the terror group to ensure their presence in the region.
Under the Rewards for Justice program, people who give information on the identification or location of PKK terrorists Murat Karayilan, Cemil Bayik, and Duran Kalkan are eligible for rewards of $3-5 million.
PKK seniors flee to Sinjar as Turkey advances in region
Following The Turkish Armed Forces’ (TAF) recent blow to the PKK in Iraq’s Qandil, the terrorists started to flee to Sinjar, a region located on the Turkish-Iraqi border.
The PKK’s links to Turkey at the “Yüksekova-Şemdinli-Çukurca” line, also known as the Zagros area, have been completely severed.
The Turkish army has crossed almost 40 kilometers into northern Iraq and destroyed 48 terror camps belonging to the PKK terrorists in the latest series of airstrikes carried out in the Zap, Mt. Qandil, and Avashin-Basyan regions.
Turkey has also speeded up its air operations in Mt. Qandil where only few PKK terrorists remain.
Stressing Turkey’s successful cross-border operations, former Turkish Colonel Coşkun Başbuğ said, “There are about 500 villages in the region. The Turkish forces who rooted out terror nests without harming any civilians have been welcomed joyfully like in the Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch operations.”
Northern Iraq’s Qandil Mountains have been a haven for PKK terrorists over the past few decades. Considered as the main base of the PKK, which control checkpoints and entrances to the mountains, the structuring in the area is used for cover and concealment by terrorists.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist group by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU. Its three-decade terror campaign against Turkey has cost more than 40,000 lives, including women and children.
Two Turkish soldiers were martyred and five others injured in an attack by the PKK terrorist organization in southeastern Sirnak province, a security source said on Sunday.The incident took place when a handmade explosive device -- planted by PKK -- went off during an operation in the rural area of Gormec in Gabar Mountain region, said the source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.The wounded soldiers were transferred to the Sirnak State Hospital.The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the death of some 40,000 people, including women and children, in its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey.
Two soldiers martyred in southeast Turkey
Turkish forces "neutralized" 14 PKK terrorists in Saturday's airstrikes held in Avasin region of northern Iraq, said the army on social media on Sunday.Turkish Armed Forces said in a Twitter post that Turkish fighter jets 'neutralized' 14 PKK terrorists on Saturday in the airstrikes held in Avasin region.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.The terror group’s weapon emplacements, shelters and ammo depots were also destroyed in the airstrikes, the military said.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.
Turkish forces 'neutralize' 14 terrorists in N Iraq
Plans by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to attack commemoration ceremonies marking the 80th death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk were foiled by Turkish security forces in the southeastern province of Şırnak.Model planes loaded with explosives were destroyed by security forces. The devices were to be used in terror attacks targeting the governorate building and military areas.One of the neutralized devices fell to the garden of the governorate building.No loss of life was caused during the operation.Video: Turkey foils explosive PKK attackCommemoration ceremonies are held across Turkey on Nov. 10 to mark the death anniversary of Atatürk, who passed away in Istanbul on Nov. 10, 1938, at the age of 57.Atatürk made his mark in the military in 1915 when he led forces to repel the allied invasion in Çanakkale, known in the West as the Dardanelles.Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the World War I, Atatürk led the Turkish War of Independence, which defeated European powers. When he became president, Atatürk transformed the former empire into a modern and secular country.The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States, planned to attack various ceremonies commemorating Atatürk’s death. The PKK has been conducting armed violence in the southeastern part of Turkey since 1984. More than 40,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the three-decade long conflict.Turkey marks 80thanniversary of Atatürk’s demise
Security forces foil PKK attack in SE Turkey
Seven soldiers were martyred and 25 others injured following an accidental explosion of defective ammunition in Turkey’s southeastern Hakkari province, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday.“Seven of our children were martyred and 25 were injured as of now due to the blast in a munitions depot in Hakkari. May God have mercy on our martyrs, and we wish our injured a quick recovery.”The injured are being treated at a hospital while rescue workers are trying to reach seven missing soldiers, the National Defense ministry reported earlier.Defective ammo blast in SE Turkey injures 25 soldiersSpeaking at an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the demise of the founder of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Erdoğan slammed the U.S. for putting a bounty on key Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists, while at the same time cooperating with the terror group.“We know very well how those who placed bounties on the heads of Qandil’s ringleaders are working with them behind the scenes. While patrolling together arm in arm with members of the same group in Syria, they target their leaders in Iraq. They think they’re fooling us.”On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department put a bounty on three key PKK terrorists, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara announced. Under the Rewards for Justice program, people who give information on the identification or location of PKK terrorists Murat Karayilan, Cemil Bayik, and Duran Kalkan are eligible for rewards of $3-5 million.Video: Defective ammo blast in SE Turkey injures 25 soldiersThe announcement followed U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer’s official visit to the capital Ankara.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children.'Terror spots' destroyed in IraqTurkish army keeps destroying terror spots one by one in northern Iraq, Erdoğan also said in his speech.Airstrikes by Turkish forces "neutralized" 15 terrorists in Gara, Zap and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq on Saturday.Turkish army neutralizes 15 PKK terrorists in northern IraqTurkey’s centenary vision“Our 2023 goals are not only restricted to the economy, but we’re also determined to become one of the world’s most advanced countries in matters of democracy,” President Erdoğan said.Turkey’s 2023 Vision sets specific targets for improvements in the areas of economic activity, energy, healthcare, education, and transport.
Erdoğan: Seven Turkish soldiers martyred in SE