The Turkish Defense Ministry announces the killing of nine PKK militants in airstrikes in northern Iraq

The Turkish Defense Ministry announced the killing of nine PKK militants in airstrikes carried out by Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq. The Turkish Defense Ministry stated in a statement today, Friday, that Turkish army units stationed in the Hakurk and Kara regions within the / the Claw Lock / operations in northern Iraq were exposed to gunfire from PKK militants, which required the use of warplanes, which resulted in the killing of nine of them and the withdrawal of the others. It indicated in its statement that the Kurdistan Workers' Party "PKK" has taken the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq as a stronghold, and is active in many cities, regions and valleys, and launches attacks from them on the Turkish interior, and that the Turkish army is working hard to dry up the sources of terrorism. It is noteworthy that the Turkish army had carried out a large-scale military operation on April 18, 2021, which is still ongoing, called Lock Claw, against the strongholds of the Kurdistan Workers' Party in the re gions of Metina, Gara, Hakurk, Zap, Afshin and Bazian in northern Iraq. Source: National Iraqi News Agency