Turkish jets hit PKK targets in northern Iraq
08:54, 20/05/2016, Friday
Yeni Şafak
Military aircrafts conduct 45-minute long strikes on PKK targets in nothern Iraq
Turkish warplanes launched airstrikes on targets of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Qandil region of northern Iraq late Thursday, the military said.
“F-16 and F-4 2000 jet fighters struck PKK targets such as gun positions, shelters, bunkers in the raids conducted between 9:00 pm and 9:45 pm,” the General Staff said in a statement on Friday.
The strikes were launched after the Turkish military received intelligence about the moves of the terrorist organization. The planes returned to their bases safely after succesfully destroying PKK targets.
Works are still in underway to assess the damage.
Turkey has conducted strikes on the separatist group's bases on both sides of the Iraq-Turkey border.
The strikes resumed after the parliamentary elections in July of last year.