Turkish warplanes launched airstrikes on outlawed PKK positions in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Wednesday and destroyed several targets in the Çukurca district.
“Shelters, underground coves and weapons emplacements used by the Separatist Terrorist Organization (PKK) in the Hakkari / Çukurca area have been destroyed by airstrikes,” said Turkish Armed Forces in a statement.
Moreover, the Turkish military destroyed handmade explosives in the Ovacık district of Tunceli and seized three Kalashnikov rifles and 100 bullets in a house search in the Şemdinli district of Hakkari.
A PKK terrorist had been detained while intending to cross Syrian border into Turkey through illegal way.
Turkey, the US and the European Union list the PKK as a terrorist organization. It has been fighting Turkish government forces, mainly in southeastern Turkey, for 31 years.
The military sources said operations against the PKK are expected to continue, as it intensified the anti-PKK campaign this summer after a ceasefire was rescinded.
