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Six Turkish soldiers are killed by Kurdish fighters in Iraq

2023-08-10 22:07:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Six Turkish soldiers are killed by Kurdish fighters in Iraq

At least six Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters in northern Iraq, Turkey's defense ministry said, Aljazeera reports.

The fighting took place on Wednesday and in the early hours of Thursday in Zap, a region where Turkey has been conducting a cross-border operation called "Claw-Lock" since April 2022.

Turkish airstrikes on PKK positions followed, leaving four PKK fighters dead, according to the ministry.

Ankara says the offensive is a measure to prevent the PKK from using Iraq as a base to carry out attacks in Turkey.

The PKK has large fortifications around the region, where "the terrain is very difficult," but the region will be "cleared of terrorists" despite the attacks, a defense ministry official said.

"Our soldiers will not leave the blood of martyrs on the ground," Turkish colonel Zeki Akturk told a news conference on Thursday, adding that Turkish forces "will continue their fight against terrorism with the same determination until there are no terrorists." single.

The PKK, which has bases around northern Iraq, has been designated a "terrorist" group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union./ CNA





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