Türkiye intensifies operations against PKK/YPG terrorists in Iraq, Syria VIDEO 

The Turkish Ministry of National Defence has announced that the Turkish army continues its operations to eliminate PKK/YPG terrorists in Iraq and Syria.

"The Turkish Armed Forces neutralised seven PKK terrorists identified in the zone covered by Operation Pençe-Kilit [Operation Claw-Lock] in northern Iraq, as well as 11 PKK/YPG terrorists in the zones covered by Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria," Caliber.Az reports, citing the ministry’s message on X.  

Gücünü asil milletimizden alan Türk Silahlı Kuvvetlerimiz, terörist temizliğine ara vermeden devam ediyor.

Kahraman Türk Silahlı Kuvvetlerimiz, Suriye'nin kuzeyindeki Fırat Kalkanı ve Barış Pınarı bölgelerinde belirlediği 11 PKK/YPG'li teröristi etkisiz hâle getirdi.… pic.twitter.com/3Elf5L4ibr

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) October 25, 2024

Since 2016, Ankara has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019). 

Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Lock in April 2022 to target the PKK terror group’s hideouts in the Metina, Zap, and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq, located near the Turkish border. 

The anti-terror operations came after last month’s PKK terror attack that killed 12 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq. Since then, Turkish airstrikes have destroyed dozens of terror targets in northern Iraq and Syria, near the border, and neutralised several senior terrorists. 

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organisation by Türkiye, the US, and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.

By Naila Huseynova