Türkiye "neutralizes" 8 PKK, YPG members in Iraq, Syria

STORY: Türkiye "neutralizes" 8 PKK, YPG members in Iraq, Syria DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-terror operations of Turkish security forces against PKK in northern Iraq (courtesy of Turkish defense ministry) 2. various of Turkish defense ministry 3. various of the members of YPG 4. various of earlier anti-terror operations of Turkish security forces against YPG STORYLINE: Turkish security forces "neutralized" a total of eight "terrorists" in cross-border operations in northern Syria and northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Sunday. In two separate statements, the ministry said Turkish forces "neutralized" five members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in an air operation in its "Operation Claw-Lock" zone in northern Iraq, and three members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in its "Operation Peace Spring" zone in northern Syria. Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralize

Japan Restoration Party's co-heads agree to break up

Japan Restoration Party's co-heads agree to break up

NAGOYA, Japan - Toru Hashimoto, one of the two co-heads of the Japan Restoration Party, heads for a hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 28, 2014, after talks with the party's other leader Shintaro Ishihara. The two leaders agreed to agreed to break the party into two separate units.

Japan Restoration Party's co-heads agree to break up

Japan Restoration Party's co-heads agree to break up

NAGOYA, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara, one of the two co-heads of the Japan Restoration Party, walks through JR Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 28, 2014, after talks with the party's other leader Toru Hashimoto. The two leaders agreed to break the party into two separate units.