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Turkish soldiers die in Iraq: Defence Ministry

The Turkish government has been fighting the PKK, which wants to establish Kurdish autonomy in Turkey, since the early 1980s.

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Ankara: Turkish Defence Ministry said on Sunday that four soldiers died during Ankara’s military operation against militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.


In April, Ankara launched the Claw-Lock operation against the PKK, which is designated a terrorist organization by Ankara, in the northern part of Iraq, using special forces and military aviation. Iraq has criticized the step as posing a threat to its national security, while Turkey has said the operation is prompted by the need to secure the country’s borders.


The Turkish government has been fighting the PKK, which wants to establish Kurdish autonomy in Turkey, since the early 1980s. The PKK and Turkey signed a ceasefire agreement in 2013, but it collapsed just two years later over several terrorist attacks which Ankara blamed on the Kurds.


The Turkish armed forces have been seeking to destroy PKK military bases located in the northern part of Iraq. According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, around 6,000 PKK members have been killed in Turkey and 6,900 outside the country since July 2015. During the same period, Turkey lost over 1,200 soldiers in clashes with the PKK.

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