Turkish Armed Forces kill 20 terrorists in N. Iraq

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish Armed Forces have conducted an air operation in the Hakurk region of northern Iraq, killing 20 PKK terrorists.

According to security sources who cannot be named due to security reasons, the operation started late Tuesday as terrorists were spotted by drones.

Turkish Armed Forces killed the terrorists with F16 warplanes.

The PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and EU – resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in July 2015.

Since then, nearly 600 security personnel, including troops, police officers, and village guards, have been martyred, and more than 5,000 PKK terrorists killed in operations across Turkey and northern Iraq.