Türkiye launches new anti-terror operation in east
- Anti-terror fight
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 03:09 | 26 January 2023
- Modified Date: 03:13 | 26 January 2023
Turkish security forces on Thursday launched another counter-terrorism operation in the country's east, the Interior Ministry said.
The operation, called the Eren Abluka Autumn Winter-25 (Van/Çatak - Acarlar) Martyr Gendarmerie Lieutenant Mahmut Top, started in the province of Van with 480 security personnel, said a ministry statement.
The operation aims to eliminate terrorism in the country, it added.
Türkiye initiated Eren operations in January 2021, naming them after Eren Bülbül, a 15-year-old boy killed by the PKK terror group on Aug. 11, 2017.
In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the U.S. and EU-has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.