Turkey launches new cross-border operation in northern Iraq

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Turkey launches new cross-border operation in northern Iraq

STORY: Turkey launches new cross-border operation in northern Iraq DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkey's cross-border anti-terror operation in northern Iraq (courtesy of Turkish Defense Ministry) 2. various of militants of PKK (file) STORYLINE: Turkey said Monday it has launched a new ground and air cross-border operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Turkish air forces first hit the PKK's shelters, bunkers, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and headquarters in the Metina, Zap and Avasin-Basyan regions in northern Iraq, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in a video statement. While artillery units struck the targets, the commando troops and special forces, supported by helicopters and drones, entered the regions by infiltration from land, Akar said. "So far, our operation continues successfully as planned. The targets set in the first phase were achieved," he said. In a separate state

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