Turkish airstrikes target PKK rebels in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey claims its military operations against PKK rebels are more effective than ever thanks to drones.
For the second day, Turkish fighter jets pounded Kurdish rebels wedged between the borders of Turkey, Iran and Iraq. The operations are part of a fresh offensive against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Turkey’s Defense Ministry announced today.
The ministry said Turkish forces had struck ammunition depots and shelters used by the rebels in the Avashin area in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Rudaw, an Iraqi Kurdish news outlet, reported that Turkish forces and the PKK have engaged in clashes over the past five days on the ground in Sidekan, which lies in the targeted region known as Kharkurk.
Large plumes of smoke billowed above sparsely forested mountains as Turkish military helicopters hovered, as seen in a video shot by Asqui Zuber, a villager from Sidekan. The footage, posted on Rudaw, was recorded May 19. Zuber said he was headed home with his parents when he witnessed the attack.
