Armed drones kill six PKK militants in northern Iraq

Armed drones kill six PKK militants in northern Iraq

ANKARA
Armed drones kill six PKK militants in northern Iraq Six outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants were killed on Nov. 12 in armed drone strikes in northern Iraq, the Turkish Armed Forces has announced.

Two PKK militants were killed in Nirva Seytu mountain and another four were killed in Aşuş mountain in drone strikes in northern Iraq between 7:00 a.m. and 7:20 a.m., the military said.

In addition, Turkish warplanes also conducted an air operation in the Zap region in northern Iraq on Nov. 12, killing another three PKK militants.

The air strikes, which were conducted between 11:12 a.m. and 11:35 a.m., also destroyed one gun emplacements and two sanctuaries belonging to the PKK.