Turkish Air Force bombing northern Iraq
By Trend
Turkish Air Force are bombing the positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorist organization in northern Iraq, said the message from the General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces.
Reportedly, Turkish aircraft have destroyed 12 strongholds of the terrorists.
Earlier, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the military operation will continue until the complete destruction of PKK.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which demands the creation of an independent Kurdish state, has continued for over 33 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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