Airstrike launched by Turkey on PKK in Iraq and Southeast Turkey | ||
25/11/2015 | ||
According to Turkish Army, 23 PKK targets were hit, including shelters and supply points, in Zap, Avasin-Baysan, Hakurk and Qandil areas in northern Iraq with 22 fighter jets. The army also stated that the air strikes were carried out between the hours of 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. It also said it hit PKK locations in Sirnak province in Turkey’s southeast, including shelters and gun points. The PKK’s 31-year-old conflict with the state erupted anew in July, with Turkey launching air strikes on militant camps in response to attacks on its security forces, ending a March 2013 ceasefire. Hundreds have been killed in the latest fighting. Designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and European Union, the PKK launched a separatist insurgency in 1984 in which more than 40,000 people have been killed. The state launched peace talks with its jailed leader in 2012. | ||
Last Update:: 25/11/2015 | ||
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