Turkish airstrikes hit PKK positions in Iraq and Syria, resulting in over 15 casualties
Shafaq News/ On Friday, theKurdistan Region's Counter-Terrorism Agency reported that the Turkish militaryconducted a series of airstrikes using drones and fighter jets on bases andpositions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq and Syria.
The agency stated, “The bombingtargeted Mount Sinjar in Southern Kurdistan, Kobani, Qamishli, Jarabulus, Derik,Amuda, Manbij, and several other locations in Western Kurdistan.”
"So far, excluding materiallosses, 16 PKK militants have been killed or wounded," it added, confirmingthat "three militants were killed in Mount Sinjar."
Earlier today, a security sourceconfirmed that Turkish warplanes intensified their raids, specificallytargeting PKK tunnel networks, headquarters, and military outposts, as well aslocations held by the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) allied with the PKK.
The strikes spanned areas includingMount Sinjar, the Bara region, and Mount Mera in Iraq’s Nineveh province, andextended to positions along the Syrian border. Turkiye also hit the denselypopulated Nasr district in the city center.
These attacks are part of a seriesof operations that Turkiye is conducting in response to the PKK assault onWednesday, which targeted a sprawling industrial facility in Ankara, killingfive and injuring 22. The operations are targeting PKK positions in northernIraq and Syria, regions where the PKK, deemed a terrorist organization byAnkara, has a significant presence.
