ISTANBUL, June 15 — Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in various regions of northern Iraq last night in response to an increase in militant attacks on Turkish army bases, the Defence Ministry said. “The Claw-Eagle Operation has started. Our planes are bringing the caves down on...
Kurdistan Workers Party fighters participating in an intensive security deployment in the town of Makhmur, southwest of the Kurdish city of Arbil, August 17, 2014. — Reuters pic
“The Claw-Eagle Operation has started. Our planes are bringing the caves down on the terrorists' heads,” the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Twitter. A security source told Reuters the warplanes took off from various air bases in Turkey, notably in the southeastern cities of Diyarbakir and Malatya. “The PKK and other terrorist elements are threatening the security of our people and borders with attacks increasing every day on the areas of our outposts and bases,” it said.
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