Many weapons and ammunition have been seized through the raid on the cave, positioned within the Zap area in northern Iraq.
(AA)
Turkish troopers have seized a cave that served as a terrorist hideout in northern Iraq, mentioned the Turkish nationwide protection minister.
Speaking at an occasion in Kayseri province on Tuesday, Hulusi Akar mentioned that 12 terrorists have been neutralised after an assault concentrating on a Turkish army base in northern Syria.
“Terror hideouts and camps continue to be destroyed. Yesterday, Turkish soldiers also entered a cave called Cemco in the Zap region in northern Iraq, which terrorists see as a so-called fortress and described as ‘unassailable’,” Akar mentioned.
He mentioned many weapons and ammunition have been seized within the cave, including: “By neutralising the last terrorist, we will save our noble nation from this terror scourge.”
Türkiye respects the territorial integrity and sovereignty rights of all its neighbors, especially Iraq and Syria, Akar said, emphasising the importance of ensuring the security of borders and citizens.
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Türkiye’s campaign against terror
Turkish authorities use the term “neutralised” to suggest the terrorists in query surrendered or have been killed or captured.
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign towards Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the US, and the EU – has been liable for the deaths of greater than 40,000 folks, together with girls, kids and infants.
PKK terrorists have hideouts in northern Iraq, throughout the Turkish border, which they use to plot assaults on Türkiye.
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Source: AA
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