ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq on Sunday night, a security source told Reuters, and Turkey’s Defence Ministry confirmed that it had launched an operation with its jets.
“The Claw-Eagle Operation has started. Our planes are bringing the caves down on the terrorists’ heads,” the ministry said on Twitter, without providing further information.
Turkey regularly targets Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, both in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast and in northern Iraq, where the group is based.
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Update #1: Turkey 'neutralizes' 2 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq (Anadolu Agency)
Update #2: Turkey strikes Kurdish targets in Iraq (AAP)
WNU Editor: Turkey is plotting something .... Turkey intelligence chief pays secret visit to Iraq (Middle East Monitor).
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