Türkiye announced the death of 59 PKK members in Iraq and Syria

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, Turkish Defense Minister Yashar Güler said in a virtual meeting with military commanders today (January 6) that during air operations and other operations of the Turkish army, 59 members of the Hizb “Kurdistan workers” (PKK) have been killed.

According to the Anatolian news agency, in this virtual meeting, Metin Gurak, the chief of the general staff of the army and the ground, sea and air commanders And other Turkish commanders were present inside and outside, and Yashar Güler said that the Turkish Air Force bombed 71 targets in northern Iraq and Syria in response to PKK attacks last Friday and Saturday. He did not mention the targeted areas and the exact time of the attacks.

At the end of last week, the Ministry of Defense of Turkey announced that 12 of the country’s military forces had been killed in a clash with members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.P. KK) announced in northern Iraq.

Yashar Güler also emphasized that the fight against terrorists will continue until the destruction of their last member.

Meanwhile, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a speech at the Presidential Palace in Ankara today, mentioned the death of 12 Turkish military personnel and said: “Terrorist attacks will not prevent Turkey’s renaissance and it will never achieve its goals.”

Rodav network also reported that three Turkish drones targeted PKK elements in the two villages of “Salyava” and “Miran Bek” in Sulaymaniyah province this evening.

The Ministry of Defense of Turkey announced on December 6th that three of its military forces were killed in an operation against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

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 Mahmoudiya area near the Syrian border”.

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

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 April 28 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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