Turkey reported on Saturday that it had “neutralized” 45 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq after clashes with PKK members on Friday, throughout which 9 Turkish troopers have been killed.
Following a safety assembly with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s nationwide intelligence company “MET” introduced {that a} whole of 45 terrorists had been neutralized, with 36 in northern Iraq and 9 in northern Syria, on account of the nation’s military operations.
The time period “neutralization” utilized by Ankara often means killing, so the people known as “terrorists” by Turkey have been killed through the military’s assault.
According to Reuters, the assertion in Turkish stated, “Turkey won’t ever enable the creation of a ‘land of terror’ on its southern borders underneath any pretext or motive.”
Anadolu information company additionally introduced that Fayek Aydin, liable for recruiting PKK members, was killed in an operation about 160 kilometers from the Iraqi border. The company said that Aydin had been finishing up terrorist actions in Europe and pressuring locals in Iraq to help the PKK.
The Turkish Defense Ministry reported earlier on Saturday that the military carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 29 PKK targets in areas together with Hakurk, Matina, Gera, and Qandil.
The “Claw Lock” operation focused areas close to the Turkish border and concerned airstrikes and floor deployments to fight PKK bases. Turkey additionally launched navy assaults in Syria in opposition to the Kurdish militia “YPG,” which it considers a department of the PKK.
The Turkish Intelligence Organization “MET” additionally introduced the arrest of Sarhat Bal, a PKK/KJK official with the code identify “Furat,” throughout a mission in a Middle Eastern nation earlier than being transferred to Turkey.