Baku, Azerbaijan, April 6
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The Turkish Air Force has eliminated 59 militants in the north of Iraq as part of operations conducted today against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces said in a message April 6.
According to the message, in total, three operations were conducted against terrorists in the regions of Hakurk and Zap in northern Iraq.
Meanwhile, as it was previously reported, more than 13 strongholds of terrorists were destroyed.
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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