Turkiye kills 12 PKK fighters in domestic operations
ANKARA (AA) – A dozen PKK fighters have been killed since mid-April when Turkish security forces launched an operation, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
The statement said a total of 12 fighters, including one on the Interior Ministry’s wanted list, have been killed during the Eren Abluka operations launched on April 15.
Gendarmerie units and special police elements joined forces to target the PKK, it noted, adding that the operations were held in Turkiye’s Diyarbakir, Hakkari, Batman, Sirnak, Mardin, Tunceli, Mus, Bingol, Agri, Elazig, and Hatay provinces.
The statement noted that 231 hand grenades, 1,322 kilograms (nearly 2,915 pounds) of explosive materials, and 29 improvised explosive devices were also seized by authorities.
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