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Turkish airstrikes destroy 2 PKK targets in Qandil area

Two PKK terrorist targets, with terrorists inside, were destroyed during airstrikes in the general area of their Northern Iraq headquarters on Qandil Mountain

Ersin Çelik
10:16 - 27/09/2016 Tuesday
Update: 10:51 - 27/09/2016 Tuesday
Yeni Şafak

Turkish warplanes have hit the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist targets in Northern Iraq's Qandil Mountain region, the main base of the PKK terrorists.



The operation was conducted between 9 and 10 p.m. on Monday, September 26.



As many as two PKK terrorist targets, with terrorists inside, were destroyed.



The two targets were being used as ammunition storages and shelter by the terrorists.



Separately, an explosives-laden truck left by two PKK terrorists was found in eastern Van province's Erciş district Tuesday, a security source said.



The explosives were later disposed of safely in a rural area near the district. The two terrorists were also later caught, source added.



Turkey has been intensively fighting against PKK terrorists both through land and air operations in southeastern Turkey and Northern Iraq since July 2015.



Since that date, at least 600 security personnel have been martyred and about 7,000 PKK terrorists were killed.


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#Iraq
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