Turkish soldier on the background of the flag. Archival photo. File photoANKARA, June 11Turkish Armed Forces have neutralized up to 220 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) during an ongoing operation in northern Iraq since April, according to the country's Ministry of National Defense. Turkey launched a military operation in April operation against PKK militants, it takes place in the northern part of Iraq. Special forces and the Air Force are involved in the operation. The Office of the President of Iraq said that the Turkish operation posed a threat to the national security of the country, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the Turkish side aims to ensure the security of its borders. .jpg» />British faces execution for attempting to smuggle archaeological treasures out of Iraq»The Turkish Armed Forces neutralized three more fighters of the PKK terrorist organization in northern Iraq. The number of terrorists neutralized since the beginning of the operation has increased to 220. The Turkish Armed Forces will continue to take steps to eliminate the threat of terrorism in the region,» the military department reports. The armed conflict with the PKK, banned in Turkey, 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 thousand members of the PKK inside the country and 6.9 thousand outside it since July 2015, the losses of Turkish security forces amounted to more than 1.2 thousand people.
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