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Turkish air force fires PKK camps in Iraq

24 December 2012 14:01 (UTC+04:00)
Turkish air force fires PKK camps in Iraq

Turkish Air Force fired camps of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq on Monday, Trend news agency reported, referring to the Milliyet newspaper on Monday.

Ten F-16 fighters fired five camps for four hours.

Turkish army resumed military operations against PKK militants after they became active.

Over ten months Turkish security forces have rendered harmless 716 PKK militants, including 496 terrorists have been killed, 21 were wounded, 44 were arrested and 155 surrendered to the authorities.

During this period, the security forces have held six large-scale and 19 local operations against militants.

The conflict between Turkey and the PKK has lasted for over 25 years. The PKK is recognised as a terrorist organisation by both the UN and the EU.

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