Turkish warplanes destroy 15 Kurdish militia (PKK) targets in northern Iraq

Turkey’s military conducted air strikes in northern Iraq on Saturday evening and destroyed 15 Kurdish militant targets, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, adding many militants had been “neutralised” in the attack.

In a statement on social messaging platform X, the ministry said the targets hit in the strikes included caves, shelters, and storage facilities where militants were believed to be. It said the strikes targeted the Hakurk region of northern Iraq.

According to Turkish sources, PKK terrorists often hide out in northern Iraq to plot cross-border attacks in Türkiye.