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Iraq

Turkey ‘neutralizes’ 8 PKK fighters in Duhok

2020-03-29

[Rudaw] Eight Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters were "neutralized" in a ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
<del>Arclight</del> airstrike

...KABOOM!...
on Metina, northern Duhok province on Saturday, the ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish defense ministry said, according to state media outlet Anadolu.

The ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish government uses the term "neutralized" to denote death, injury, or capture of its adversaries.

No further details were provided about the strike or of any civilian and material damage.

The airstrike comes days after two ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish soldiers were killed in a mortar attack conducted by the PKK on Wednesday in the Haftanin area of the Kurdistan Region, close to the border with ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
~~Ottoman~~ Turkish forces retaliated for that attack by targeting four suspected PKK positions and "neutralized" eight fighters of the group.

The PKK grabbed credit for the attack in a statement on Thursday, saying "four ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish soldiers were killed and three injured."

Turkey routinely launches land and air operations against the group within its borders, in the Kurdistan Region, and in Iraq’s disputed territories of Shingal and Makhmour. It also attacks Kurdish forces in northern Syria, accusing them of ties with the PKK.

The PKK does not usually release statements on ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish operations unless it suffers major losses or a senior commander is killed.

A ceasefire came into effect in 2013 during the short-lived grinding of the peace processor, which lasted until July 2015 when the talks collapsed.

Since then, 4,825 people have been killed, including 2,859 PKK fighters, 1,229 ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish soldiers, 489 civilians, and 226 people of unknown affiliation, according to International Crisis Group (ICG) figures, last updated March 5.

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