(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, May 25
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Within the framework of the operation carried out in the North of Iraq and aimed at the elimination of militants of the PKK terrorist organization, an air operation has been carried out, the Turkish General staff said in a statement May 25.
The statement said that the operation to destroy the terrorists has been carried out in the Hakurk region.
"As part of the operation, at least six terrorists were eliminated," the General staff said in the statement.
The last time, the Turkish air forces conducted operations in Northern Iraq on May 22 this year.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which demands the creation of an independent Kurdish state, has continued for more than 30 years and has claimed more than 40,000 lives.
The UN and the European Union list the PKK as a terrorist organization.
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