The Turkish Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, announced the killing of 13 PKK militants in operations carried out by the Turkish army in several areas in northern Iraq and Syria during the past three days.
In a press statement today in the state of Kayseri, Akar stressed, in the framework of his election campaign as a candidate for the ruling Justice and Development Party in the parliamentary elections for the state, that the Turkish Armed Forces will continue to do the consequences for the security of the country, and to neutralize (terrorists), describing them as “puppets who carry out orders of their masters,”
The Minister of Defense pointed out that the Turkish army continues to demolish hideouts and positions of Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and in northern Syria as well, where a corridor for militants was destroyed there, which the PKK militants used for their transportation, stressing that Turkey cannot tolerate terrorism.
On the other hand, the Turkish defense announced the seizure of weapons and ammunition in hideouts and caves that were used by the PKK militants in northern Iraq.
The Turkish Defense Ministry indicated in a statement today, Friday, that the Turkish army, through its continued combing of the hideouts and caves used by the militants in their operations, seized many weapons and quantities of ammunition inside one of the caves in the area, including rocket launchers, anti-tank missiles, hand grenades, and various automatic rifles, ammunition, explosive materials and other war supplies.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency