Turkey 'has 11 Temporary Military Bases' In North Iraq
Umer Jamshaid Published June 21, 2018 | 04:00 PM
Turkey has 11 temporary military bases in northern Iraq, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Thursday.
ANKARA, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jun, 2018 ) :Turkey has 11 temporary military bases in northern Iraq, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Thursday.
Speaking in a live interview to private A Haber broadcaster, Yildirim also said 400 square-kilometers of the region has been cleared of terrorists.
"We are shelling Mt. Qandil through air operations at times. This time PKK terrorists are crossing into Iran when they are on the back foot," the prime minister said.
He added Turkey has no problem with Iran over its Qandil operation.
"We cleared the area in northwestern Syria's Afrin during Operation Olive Branch.
We will do the same thing in Mt. Qandil area," the prime minister added.
On Jan. 20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to remove YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin region. On March 18, Day 58 of the operation, Turkish troops, and Free Syrian Army members liberated the town of Afrin.
Turkey has been conducting a counter-terrorism operation in the area to clear it of PKK terrorists.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.
The group's three-decade-long terror campaign against Turkey has left more than 40,000 people dead, including numerous women and children.
Recent Stories
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 25 April 2024
Mired in crisis, Boeing reports another loss
Session Awarding Ceremony 2024 held at Cadet College Muzaffarabad
Austrian ski great Hirscher to make comeback under Dutch flag
Pakistan, Japan agrees to convene 'Economic Policy Dialogue'
FM Dar conveys deepest sympathy on torrential rains devastation in UAE
Spain PM Sanchez says weighing resignation after wife's graft probe
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results - 1st update
Long-lost Klimt portrait auctioned off for 30 mn euros
Osaka seals first win on clay since 2022 in Madrid
Earthquake jolts Karachi
Sindh minister orders operation after attack on police in Ghotki
More Stories From World
-
Star Dudamel brings inclusive vision to New York Philharmonic
28 seconds ago -
Paris dream of swimming in the Seine finally within reach
30 minutes ago -
Portugal's Carnation Revolution, 50 years on
30 minutes ago -
Tough times for Argentine factories as consumers penny-pinch
40 minutes ago -
Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among youth 'alarming': WHO
40 minutes ago -
Football: Italian Cup result
50 minutes ago
-
Bird flu in humans? Experts see little risk
50 minutes ago -
Car giants vie for EV crown at Beijing's Auto China show
1 hour ago -
Meta profits soar but costs of AI cause worry
1 hour ago -
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results - collated
1 hour ago -
Football: French Ligue 1 results - collated
1 hour ago -
Meta sees profits soar in first quarter
1 hour ago