Turkey eliminates 12 PKK elements in air raid in northern Iraq

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday the neutralization of 12 PKK elements in northern Iraq during an air operation carried out a week earlier.

According to a brief statement on X (formerly Twitter), the operation, conducted on September 28-29, targeted elements in the Gara and Hakurk regions, with seven militants neutralized in Gara and five in Hakurk.

Turkey regularly conducts operations against the PKK, which it considers a terrorist organization, targeting its presence in countries such as Syria, Iraq, and Iran, particularly from its stronghold in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq.