Türkiye launches air strike against Kurdish militants in N. Iraq
STORY: Türkiye launches air strike against Kurdish militants in N. Iraq
DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:26
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the air operation in the Qandil and Asos regions of northern Iraq early on Friday (courtesy of ihlas news agency)
STORYLINE:
Türkiye launched an air operation targeting "terrorists" in the Qandil and Asos regions of northern Iraq early on Friday, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The operation was carried out in the early morning to "neutralize" the terrorist elements of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and other Kurdish armed groups, said the statement.
Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralized" in their statements to imply the "terrorists" in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
A total of 16 caves, four shelters, and two material warehouses used by Kurdish militants were destroyed, it added.
"Many terrorists were neutralized, and a heavy blow was dealt to the terrorist organizati
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