Türkiye reports successful neutralisation of PKK/YPG terrorists in Operation Claw-Lock VIDEO

Turkish Ministry of National Defence has said that the Turkish Armed Forces have neutralised PKK/YPG terrorists in Iraq and Syria.

"The Turkish Armed Forces neutralised three PKK terrorists in the ‘Pençe-Kilit’ [Claw-LocK] operation zone of northern Iraq and four PKK/YPG terrorists in the Source of Peace area in northern Syria," the ministry said on his X page, according to Caliber.Az.

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Kahraman Türk Silahlı Kuvvetlerimiz, Irak'ın kuzeyindeki Pençe-Kilit Operasyonu bölgesinde tespit ettiği 3 PKK'lı terörist ile Suriye’nin kuzeyindeki Barış Pınarı bölgesinde belirlediği 4 PKK/YPG’li… pic.twitter.com/0LepYkYLF9

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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 year’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 neutralized several senior terrorists.

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