Turkey launches new offensive against PKK in Iraq

Ankara regularly leads raids against the positions of this Kurdish group, which he describes as “terrorist”.

Le Monde with AFP

Turkey announced, Monday, April 18, having launched a new air and terrestrial offensive against Turkish Kurdish rebels established in northern Iraq. The Minister of Defense, Hului Akar, said that commandos, drones and attack helicopters had launched the offensive against the Kurdistan workers’ party (PKK) in three regions close to the Turkish border .

“A large number of terrorists have been neutralized,” he said, ensuring that the operation would gain in magnitude “within hours and days to come”. The minister did not specify how many soldiers were involved in the offensive who, according to his words, was triggered on Sunday night.

/Media reports.