Azerbaijan, Baku, July 24 / Trend, A. Taghiyeva /
Two Turkish F-16 fighters conducted reconnaissance flights over camps belonging to the terrorist organization, the "Kurdistan Workers' Party" (PKK) located in the northern Iraq, Sabah newspaper reported on Wednesday.
According to the newspaper, the flights lasted two hours. Their purpose was to collect information on PKK members leaving Turkey.
Previously, imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan urged members of the organization to lay down their arms and leave Turkey.
Turkish authorities promised to create conditions for a safe withdrawal of all PKK militants who surrendered.
PKK militants began to leave Turkey on May 8.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which demands the creation of an independent Kurdish state, has continued for over 25 years and has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people. The PKK is recognized as a terrorist organization by the UN and the European Union.