11 PKK members were killed in northern Iraq

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, the Ministry of Defense of Turkey announced today (December 15) on the X social network (former Twitter) that three members of the “Kurdistan Workers’ Party” (PKK) group were killed in The mountains of northern Iraq and in the operational area of ​​the “Claw Lock” have been destroyed.

The Ministry of Interior announced in another announcement that eight members of the PKK group were killed in an airstrike. have been killed in the north of Iraq.

The Ministry of Defense of Turkey added: “The PKK terrorist organization considers the Qandil mountain range in the north of Iraq as its base and uses it to carry out It uses attacks inside Turkish territory”.

The Ministry of Defense of Turkey announced the destruction of 17 headquarters of PKK elements in northern Iraq last month.

In the meantime, Iraqi security sources told the Baghdad Al-Youm website on November 20 that in the shadow of governments and nations’ attention to the Gaza issue, Turkey has also expanded its sphere of influence and increased the number of its forces in the northern regions of Iraq. .

According to these sources, “Turkish forces deployed military forces in the new areas of Zakho and Batufa area and other areas related to the Mahmoudiyah area near the Syrian border”.

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In this regard, Turkish reconnaissance drones are flying daily in the border areas of Iraq and Syria, and new units have been deployed in the border areas of northern Iraq, and there are also movements inside Turkish military bases in the Kurdistan region. There is.

According to Iraqi sources, the Turkish army has entered the territory of Iraq to a depth of 35 kilometers in the two regions of “Dirlok” and “Shiladzi” and established 13 military bases in the last one year.

On 28 April last year, Turkey started the so-called “Locking Claw” operation in the mountains of northern Iraq against the PKK. This operation ended on the 10th of January 1401, but occasional air and ground attacks and Turkish security operations continue.

Metina, Elzab, and “Afshin” (Northern Basian), which is located in Dohuk and Kirkuk provinces, are considered operational areas of “lock claw” and during the past years, the Turkish army witnessed intense conflict with PKK militants.

These attacks have greatly disrupted the rural life and agriculture of the residents; According to the authorities of the Kurdistan region, dozens of villages have been deserted and hundreds of hectares of agricultural land and gardens have been burned.

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