Northern Iraq's Mt. Qandil region
Turkish security forces neutralized a total of 18 terrorists across three provinces. Eleven terrorists were neutralized in Osmaniye, three in Diyarbakır and four in Şırnak.
Separately, Turkish airstrikes "destroyed" 28 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terror targets in northern Iraq, the General Staff said Wednesday.
The military said fighter jets hit targets on Tuesday in northern Iraq’s Qandil, Metina, Zap, Avasin Basyan, Hakurk and Gara regions, destroying shelters and depots that were used by the PKK.
Sixteen people were arrested for their alleged links to the PKK/KCK terror group in western Turkey, according to security sources on Tuesday.The suspects were arrested during simultaneous anti-terror operations across the coastal Izmir province, the sources said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.Digital material and documents related to the terror group and an unlicensed gun were also seized in the operation, the sources added.The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey as well as the U.S. and the EU. In its terror campaign against Turkey, which lasted for more than three decades, over 40,000 people have been killed, including women and children.
16 PKK terror suspects arrested in Turkey
Turkish officials have recently suggested that the Mt. Qandil region -- where the terrorist group has its headquarters -- may be the target of a future operation.
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 death of some 40,000 people, including women and children.
A PKK terror attack martyred one soldier in Turkey's Black Sea province of Giresun, security sources said Monday.The soldier was severely wounded by the terrorists during a clash and he later succumbed to his wounds, said a source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.More than 1,200 people, including security force personnel and civilians, have lost their lives since the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and EU -- resumed its decades-old acts of terror in July 2015.Turkish army 'neutralizes' two PKK terrorists
Turkish soldier martyred in PKK terror attack
A total of 40 terrorists were “neutralized” during counterterrorism operations across Turkey in the past week, the Interior Ministry said Monday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.Security forces carried out 985 counterterrorism raids across Turkey from July 2-9, added the Interior Ministry.The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- resumed its armed campaign against Turkey in July 2015.Since then, it has been responsible for the deaths of more than 1,200 Turkish security personnel and civilians, including a number of women and children.
40 terrorists 'neutralized' in past week across Turkey