Turkish Forces Neutralize 8 PKK Militants In Northern Iraq - Reports

Turkish military killed, captured or forced to surrender at least eight militants linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) during air operations carried out in the north of Iraq on Friday, media reported citing military officials.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 14th December, 2018) Turkish military killed, captured or forced to surrender at least eight militants linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) during air operations carried out in the north of Iraq on Friday, media reported citing military officials.

The Anadolu news agency reported, citing the country's General Staff, that a number of ammunition depots belonging to militants and hideouts had been destroyed during the air strikes in the regions of Haftanin, Zap and Hakurk.

The PKK is officially listed as a terrorist organization in Turkey. The Turkish government has been fighting the group, which demanded to establish a Kurdish autonomy in Turkey, since the early 1980s. In 2013, the PKK and Ankara signed a ceasefire agreement, however, it collapsed just two years later over a number of terror attacks allegedly committed by the PKK militants. Turkish security forces carry out regular anti-PKK raids across the country and conduct airstrikes against the group in Iraq.