Turkish Air Force fires on PKK camps in northern Iraq
The Turkish Air Force has fired on camps holding militants of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern Iraq on Thursday, Trend news agency reported referring to the Milliyet newspaper.
Camps in the Zap and Kandil regions were subjected to intense firepower with eight F-16 fighters targeting five militant camps for four hours.
The Turkish army resumed military operations against the PKK militants after they became active again.
Over ten months Turkish security forces have rendered harmless 716 PKK militants, including 496 terrorists who were killed, 21 wounded and 44 arrested, and 155 who surrendered to the authorities.
During this period, the security forces have held six large scale and 19 local operations against militants.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK has lasted for over 25 years. The PKK is recognised as a terrorist organisation by both the UN and the EU.
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