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Turkish warplanes have "neutralized" 19 terrorists in northern Iraq as part of an anti-terror operation, the military said on Tuesday.
In a post on Twitter, the Turkish Armed Forces said the airstrikes were conducted in Zap, Hakurk, Sinath-Haftanin and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq on Tuesday.
"Nineteen separatist terrorists were neutralized during the airstrikes bringing the total number of terrorists neutralized in the last four days to 57," the statement added.
Turkish airstrikes in this region generally target PKK terrorists.
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.
Nine people were killed late Monday when unidentified gunmen raided a house in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, an Iraqi military officer said.The attackers believed to be from Daesh terrorist group stormed the house of a Hashd al-Shaabi fighter in eastern Ramadi, the provincial capital, Major Jamal al-Halbusi told Anadolu Agency.The assailants who disguised in military uniforms killed nine people, including the fighter and a tribal chief, and injured three others.Daesh kidnaps, executes 2 in Iraq“Three of the victims were brothers, including the chief of Abu Mari tribe, who were hosted by the Hashd al-Shaabi fighter,” al-Halbusi added.No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.Last year, officials in Baghdad declared that Daesh's military presence in Iraq had been all but dismantled after a three-year war.However, from time to time, Iraqi officials announce operations against Daesh-affiliated "sleeper cells" in certain parts of the country.Turkish jets 'neutralize' 38 PKK terrorists in N. Iraq
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