Turkey neutralizes 5 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Iraq
- Middle East
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 05:02 | 04 May 2022
- Modified Date: 05:02 | 04 May 2022
Turkey neutralized five PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
The terrorists detected in the vicinity of Operation Claw-Tiger area were "successfully neutralized by commando teams," the ministry tweeted.
Meanwhile, Turkish security forces carrying out Operation Claw-Lock in northern Iraq also seized a large number of arms and ammunition, including 20 hand grenades, three AK-47 automatic rifles, one Dragunov sniper rifle, one PKMS heavy machine gun, RPG-7 rockets, and anti-personnel mines, the ministry added.
Turkey launched Operation Claw-Lock in April to target PKK hideouts in Iraq's Metina, Zap and Avasin-Basyan areas.
That was preceded by Operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle, which were launched in 2020 to root out terrorists who hide in northern Iraq and plot cross-border attacks in Turkey.
In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK-listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the European Union-has been responsible for the deaths of at least 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.