Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Archival photoANKARA, May 23. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that the Turkish Armed Forces will launch anti-terrorist operations on the country's borders, a decision will be made soon on this matter.The Turkish Armed Forces are now carrying out an operation against the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party in the country (PKK) in northern Iraq.
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the neutralization of a wanted PKK militant»We will continue our tasks to ensure security at our borders in light of new operations will soon be launched on our borders, appropriate decisions will be made at a meeting of the Security Council,» Erdogan said, addressing the people after a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. According to Erdogan, «the country's authorities intend to complete the process of creating a security zone near their southern borders with a depth of 30 km. «» As soon as the training of our Armed Forces, intelligence, security forces is completed, these operations will begin. On Thursday, after the meeting we will evaluate our steps and make decisions,” the Turkish leader specified. The armed conflict with the PKK began in Turkey in 1984 and resumed in 2015. In northern Iraq, there are PKK bases against which the Turkish Armed Forces conduct air and ground operations. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan previously announced the destruction of 6,000 members of the PKK inside the country and 6,900 abroad since July 2015, the losses of Turkish security forces amounted to more than 1,200 people.
Turkish forces neutralize three PKK militants in northern Iraq
