Turkish fighter jets hit PKK targets in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Feb. 28 — Turkish military jets shelled on Wednesday night
the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, destroying several hideouts of
the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK).
As many as 15 F-16 military jets carried out a seven-hour operation
late Wednesday, the private Dogan News Agency reported on Thursday.
According to the report, the jets launched one of the largest
military operations recently against the banned group in Iraq and
managed to destroy several bases and antiaircraft weapons of the PKK.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United
States and the European Union. The outlawed group took up arms in 1984
in an attempt to create an ethnic homeland in south- eastern Turkey.
Since then, over 35,000 people have been killed during conflicts
involving the group.
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