Türkiye launches new stage of anti-terrorist operations

The winter phase of the Eren Abluka Sonbahar-Kis-12 anti-terrorist operations has been launched in Türkiye’s northeastern Agri and Igdir provinces.

Some 58 special gendarmerie and police forces consisting of 1,177 fighters are operating in the mountainous regions of the province to reveal and kill militants, the Turkish Ministry of Interior told Yeni Safak.

The ministry expressed confidence in the success of the operations, the purpose of which is the complete elimination of the threat of terrorism in Türkiye.