Turkish military says kills 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Warplanes struck seven PKK targets in the Avasin-Basyan region of northern Iraq
Turkish soldiers. PHOTO: REUTERS
ANKARA:
Turkey's military killed 13 members of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party [PKK] in air strikes in northern Iraq on Sunday, the military said in a statement.
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The warplanes struck seven PKK targets in the Avasin-Basyan region of northern Iraq, and killed militants believed to be preparing for an attack, the military said.
In a separate air strike in Turkey's southeastern province of Van late on Saturday, the military said warplanes had killed another 10 PKK militants.
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The PKK, which has carried out a three-decade insurgency in southeast Turkey, has camps in the mountains of northern Iraq, near the Turkish border. It is considered a militant group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
Turkey's military killed 13 members of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party [PKK] in air strikes in northern Iraq on Sunday, the military said in a statement.
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The warplanes struck seven PKK targets in the Avasin-Basyan region of northern Iraq, and killed militants believed to be preparing for an attack, the military said.
In a separate air strike in Turkey's southeastern province of Van late on Saturday, the military said warplanes had killed another 10 PKK militants.
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The PKK, which has carried out a three-decade insurgency in southeast Turkey, has camps in the mountains of northern Iraq, near the Turkish border. It is considered a militant group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.