ANKARA, May 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Five Turkish soldiers were killed and two others injured yesterday, in an operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), in northern Iraq, the Turkish defence ministry said.
Three soldiers were killed and four wounded in a rocket launch attack by the PKK, in the ongoing operation dubbed, Claw-Lock, and two of the wounded later died at a hospital, according to a ministry statement.
Meanwhile, Turkish security forces killed seven members of Syria’s Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), in northern Syria, the ministry said earlier in the day.
Ankara sees the YPG as the Syrian branch of the outlawed PKK.
In Apr, Turkey launched ground and air military offensive in northern Iraq, against PKK’s targets in Metina, Zap and Avasin-Basyan regions.
Turkey regularly conducts cross-border operations on PKK bases in northern Iraq. The PKK, listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, has been rebelling against the Turkish government for over 30 years.
Iraq has repeatedly condemned the Turkish operation on its land, as a violation of its sovereignty.– NNN-ANADOLU
