Ankara: 17 terrorists were killed in northern Iraq and Syria

According to Mehr News Agency According to Anatolia News Agency, the Ministry of Defense of Turkey made statements in a meeting held through video conference with the presence of senior commanders. The armed forces of this country announced operations against PKK terrorists in Iraq and Syria.

The Ministry of Defense of Turkey continued: a total of 17 terrorists were killed in operations and clashes.

In the aforementioned statement, he emphasized the continuation of his country’s anti-terrorist campaign and claimed: This campaign will continue until the last terrorist is killed.

On October 9, 2019, the Turkish army, with the participation of the armed forces under its support in northern Syria, began an operation called the Peace Spring in the east of the Euphrates River, during which it was able to control the 2 cities of Tal Abyad and take over Ras al-Ain.

It should be said that in recent years, Turkey, under the pretext of fighting PKK terrorists, contrary to the United Nations Charter in the necessity of not violating the territorial integrity of an independent country, without obtaining permission from Damascus and Baghdad has repeatedly invaded the territory of Iraq and Syria; An action that has brought protests from these two countries.