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Turkish airstrikes kill 11 PKK militants in northern Iraq

Xinhua, May 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

Turkish fighter jets and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) struck outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq on Tuesday, killing 11 militants, the Turkish General Staff statement said on Wednesday.

The statement said the airstrikes hit PKK targets in Zap and Matina regions of northern Iraq, destroying shelters, caves, bases, weapons and machine gun emplacements.

The PKK militants were allegedly preparing to attack Turkish security stations along the border, the statement added.

The Turkish air forces have been conducting regular airstrikes on PKK facilities in both northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey since July 2015, and becoming more frequent since the constitutional referendum in April.

Founded in 1978, the PKK, which is listed as terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the Europe Union, resumed its armed campaign in July 2015 after a brief reconciliation. Endit