Turkey kills 26 PKK members in northern Iraq

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Turkey kills 26 PKK members in northern Iraq

STORY: Turkey kills 26 PKK members in northern Iraq DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the military operation 2. various of Turkish Defense Ministry STORYLINE: At least 26 members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been "neutralized" during Turkey's new ground and air cross-border offensive into northern Iraq, Turkey's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. One Turkish soldier was killed by a hand-made explosive in the conflict area on the first day of the operation, the ministry tweeted. Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralize" to imply terrorists are killed, wounded, or captured in security operations. Turkey launched Monday a military campaign, dubbed Claw-Lock, against the PKK's shelters, bunkers, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and headquarters in Metina, Zap and Avasin-Basyan regions in northern Iraq. The operation was launched after the PKK was found to be planning a large-scale attack, the Turkish defense

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