Türkiye launches airstrikes against PKK in N. Iraq after bomb attack

STORY: Türkiye launches airstrikes against PKK in N. Iraq after bomb attack DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of previous airstrikes of Turkish army targeted PKK in northern Iraq 2. various of Turkish Defense Ministry 3. various of the militants of PKK 4. various of some old airstrikes of Turkish army targeted PKK in northern Iraq 5. various of the militants of PKK STORYLINE: Turkish forces carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 20 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the country's Defense Ministry said Sunday evening. The Turkish airstrikes targeted the PKK bases in Gara, Hakurk, Metina and Qandil, the ministry said in a statement. The military campaign came after two attackers attempted a bomb attack in front of the Turkish Interior Ministry's building in the capital Ankara on Sunday morning, which slightly injured two police officers. One attacker died after he set off the suicide bomb, while the

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

Türkiye says airstrikes hit 89 targets in Iraq, Syria

STORY: Türkiye says airstrikes hit 89 targets in Iraq, Syria DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Claw-Sword" air operation STORYLINE: Türkiye launched an air operation on Sunday morning against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Türkiye has hit 89 targets since the start of Operation Claw-Sword against the YPG and the PKK, it said in a statement. The ministry added the operation covered Qandil, Asos, and Hakurk regions in northern Iraq and Ayn el-Arab, Tel Rifat, Jazira and Derik regions in northern Syria. It said several "terrorists" were killed in the military campaign, including the senior executives of the PKK and YPG, adding that Turkish warplanes have returned to their bases safely. The operation was carried out in regions used as bases to attack Türkiye, the ministry earlier said, emphasizing tha