Turkish jets kill 15 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq

ANKARA

Turkish air forces have killed at least 15 PKK terrorists in Turkey's Hakkari province and northern Iraq, the Turkish military announced Wednesday.

Jets conducted two separate operations Tuesday in rural Hakkari and northern Iraq's Zap region while security forces carried out an artillery attack on PKK targets in Hakkari's Cukurca district, the General Staff said in a statement.

The statement identified two of the fatalities by code names "Mervan" and "Mordem" and said many other terrorists were wounded in the attack.

Turkey’s military carries out frequent air operations in northern Iraq against the PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union.

More than 1,200 people, including security force personnel and civilians, have lost their lives since the PKK resumed its decades-old armed campaign in July 2015.