Turkey launched air bombardment in northern Iraq on Kurdish extremists planning an attack, the army reported Tuesday.
The air raids took place on Monday in the Zap region of northern Iraq, not far from Turkey’s southeastern border, the Turkish military announced in a statement.
The army said it was targeting members of the “separatist terrorist organization” – Turkey’s official term for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The extremists were planning an attack on border security posts and bases, the military said, adding that the air raids destroyed weapons emplacements and shelters.
The PKK has been waging an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, and is blacklisted as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies.
