Turkey yesterday announced that it had launched a new military operation against what it said were the bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. In a statement, Ankara's Defence Ministry said that the operation, dubbed "Claw-Tiger 2", was launched in the Iraqi region of Qaradagh, adding that it aimed to neutralise the PPK group, which Turkey, the US and UK consider a terrorist organisation. The ministry pointed out that the operation was launched based on Anakara's "internationally-recognised right to self-defence, eliminating terrorist attacks against our people and security forces from northern Iraq and guaranteeing our border security." Despite objections by the Iraqi government, Turkey has been carrying out a number of counter-terrorism military operations against the PKK […]
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11th February 2021, 11:20 AM
Turkey launches new military operation in Iraq
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