429 terrorists neutralized in northern Iraq since April
Baku, November 3, AZERTAC
Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said a total of 429 terrorists were neutralized since the start of Operation Claw-Lock in April.
"We are approaching the end. The entire Claw Lock Operation area is almost under control. We will clear Zap (in northern Iraq) of terrorists," Akar said.
He added that in the operation, more than 540 shelters and caves were cleared and over 1,800 mines and improvised explosives destroyed.
Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Lock in April to target the PKK terror organization's hideouts in northern Iraq's Metina, Zap, and Avasin-Basyan regions near the Turkish border.
It was preceded by Operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle launched in 2020 to root out terrorists hiding out in northern Iraq and plotting cross-border attacks in Türkiye.
In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkiye, the PKK - listed as a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the US and EU - has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.
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