Baku, Azerbaijan, March 31
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Ankara will not stop anti-terrorist operations in the region, which are aimed at ensuring national security of Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.
He said the operations are carried out within the international law and no country has the right to accuse Turkey of carrying them out, Turkish media reported March 31.
Regarding the expected military operation in Iraq's Sinjar, Yildirim noted that if the Iraqi army fails to secure its borders, then sooner or later Turkey will begin military operations in the region.
Earlier, Turkey's president stated that the Turkish Armed Forces could begin military operations against the PKK in Iraq's Sinjar.
On March 29, the Turkish Armed Forces cleared the Karukr and Kani Rash settlements in the north of Iraq on the border with the Turkish province of Hakkari from the militants of the PKK terrorist organization.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which demands the creation of an independent Kurdish state, has continued for more than 30 years and has claimed more than 40,000 lives.
The UN and the European Union list the PKK as a terrorist organization.
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