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Turkish warplanes destroy 18 Kurdish targets in northern Iraq
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Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) – The Turkish army announced on Sunday that its warplanes destroyed 18 targets of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.
In a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Alghad Press, the Turkish military said the air raids started on Saturday and lasted until Sunday, targeting the Hakurk, Zap, Metina and Avasin regions in northern Iraq.
“The operation was mainly launched to target a group of PKK militants, who were planning to launch attacks against Turkish military bases on the border between Iraq and Turkey,” the statement added.
Turkish air forces regularly carry out cross-border air strikes against PKK targets in Iraq. Ankara designates PKK as a terrorist organization, so did the U.S. and the EU.
PKK has led an armed campaign against Turkey for over three decades, during which more than 40,000 people were killed. PKK and Turkish military encounters resumed in July 2015 for the first time since the militia announced a pullout from Turkish territory in 2013.
The battles resumed after PKK accused Ankara of failure of protecting Kurds following an Islamic State attack that killed 32 Kurds at a town near the borders with Syria.
Turkey’s military interventions in Iraq and Syria has partially been driven by anxiousness to curb the influence of Kurdish militias thought to have links with the PKK.
https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1201381/turkish-warplanes-destroy-18-pkk-targets-iraq
Turkish Warplanes Destroy 18 PKK Targets in Iraq
Sunday, 11 March, 2018 - 11:30
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Turkish warplanes destroyed at least 18 targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq over the weekend, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Sunday.
The strikes, carried out on Saturday and Sunday, targeted the Hakurk, Zap, Metina, Gara and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq, Anadolu said, citing the Turkish military.
Turkey regularly carries out airstrikes against PKK targets in the Qandil mountains.
The PKK, considered a terrorist organisation by the United States, the European Union and Turkey, has waged a three-decade insurgency in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast that has killed some 40,000 people.
Turkey in January launched a separate military operation in northern Syria's Afrin region to sweep Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters from its southern border. Turkey considers the YPG an extension of the PKK.
US support for the YPG in the fight against terrorist group ISIS in Syria has strained ties between Ankara and Washington.
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Turkish Warplanes Conduct Raids in Northern Iraq, Destroy 18 Kurdish Targets
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(LONDON) Sputnik - In conjunction with allied Syrian militants, the Turkish military launched operation Olive Branch in January 2018 to oust Kurdish-led forces, which allegedly have ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), from parts of northern Syria near the border with Turkey.
Turkish warplanes conducted a series of raids across northern Iraq over the weekend, successfully destroying 18 PKK targets, according to reports by Turkish media.
Areas targeted include the Zap, Metina, Gara and Hakurk regions of Iraq, according to information released by the Turkish military. Details regarding the number of casualties inflicted or the specific targets of the airstrikes are yet to be released.
© REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi
Turkey to Clear Northern Syria Up to Border With Iraq From Terrorists - Erdogan
PKK forces have been battling Turkey for decades, with fighting largely concentrating in southeastern parts of the country.
The group – which is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU – maintains a military presence in northern Iraq near the Turkey-Iraq and Iran-Iraq borders.
READ MORE: Two Turkish Servicemen Killed Near Border With Iraq – General Staff
Turkey has regularly carried out similar attacks against the PKK in northern Iraq, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu recently said that they would be conducting joint military operations with Iraqi forces, though he didn’t specify when this campaign will begin, or if it will include a ground offensive.
Turkish warplanes destroy 18 Kurdish targets in northern Iraq
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Mohammed Ebraheem Mar 11, 2018, 4:25 pmShareTweetRedditE-mail
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Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) – The Turkish army announced on Sunday that its warplanes destroyed 18 targets of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.
In a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Alghad Press, the Turkish military said the air raids started on Saturday and lasted until Sunday, targeting the Hakurk, Zap, Metina and Avasin regions in northern Iraq.
“The operation was mainly launched to target a group of PKK militants, who were planning to launch attacks against Turkish military bases on the border between Iraq and Turkey,” the statement added.
Turkish air forces regularly carry out cross-border air strikes against PKK targets in Iraq. Ankara designates PKK as a terrorist organization, so did the U.S. and the EU.
PKK has led an armed campaign against Turkey for over three decades, during which more than 40,000 people were killed. PKK and Turkish military encounters resumed in July 2015 for the first time since the militia announced a pullout from Turkish territory in 2013.
The battles resumed after PKK accused Ankara of failure of protecting Kurds following an Islamic State attack that killed 32 Kurds at a town near the borders with Syria.
Turkey’s military interventions in Iraq and Syria has partially been driven by anxiousness to curb the influence of Kurdish militias thought to have links with the PKK.
https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1201381/turkish-warplanes-destroy-18-pkk-targets-iraq
Turkish Warplanes Destroy 18 PKK Targets in Iraq
Sunday, 11 March, 2018 - 11:30
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A
Turkish warplanes - Anadolu
Asharq Al-Awsat
Turkish warplanes destroyed at least 18 targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq over the weekend, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Sunday.
The strikes, carried out on Saturday and Sunday, targeted the Hakurk, Zap, Metina, Gara and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq, Anadolu said, citing the Turkish military.
Turkey regularly carries out airstrikes against PKK targets in the Qandil mountains.
The PKK, considered a terrorist organisation by the United States, the European Union and Turkey, has waged a three-decade insurgency in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast that has killed some 40,000 people.
Turkey in January launched a separate military operation in northern Syria's Afrin region to sweep Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters from its southern border. Turkey considers the YPG an extension of the PKK.
US support for the YPG in the fight against terrorist group ISIS in Syria has strained ties between Ankara and Washington.
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Turkish Warplanes Conduct Raids in Northern Iraq, Destroy 18 Kurdish Targets
© AP Photo/ Emrah Gurel
Middle East
20:19 11.03.2018Get short URL
254
(LONDON) Sputnik - In conjunction with allied Syrian militants, the Turkish military launched operation Olive Branch in January 2018 to oust Kurdish-led forces, which allegedly have ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), from parts of northern Syria near the border with Turkey.
Turkish warplanes conducted a series of raids across northern Iraq over the weekend, successfully destroying 18 PKK targets, according to reports by Turkish media.
Areas targeted include the Zap, Metina, Gara and Hakurk regions of Iraq, according to information released by the Turkish military. Details regarding the number of casualties inflicted or the specific targets of the airstrikes are yet to be released.
© REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi
Turkey to Clear Northern Syria Up to Border With Iraq From Terrorists - Erdogan
PKK forces have been battling Turkey for decades, with fighting largely concentrating in southeastern parts of the country.
The group – which is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU – maintains a military presence in northern Iraq near the Turkey-Iraq and Iran-Iraq borders.
READ MORE: Two Turkish Servicemen Killed Near Border With Iraq – General Staff
Turkey has regularly carried out similar attacks against the PKK in northern Iraq, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu recently said that they would be conducting joint military operations with Iraqi forces, though he didn’t specify when this campaign will begin, or if it will include a ground offensive.
