A Turkish soldier has died after being injured in a terror assault in Türkiye’s anti-terror operation zone in northern Iraq, based on the Turkish National Defense Ministry on Saturday.
The soldier, Erkan Selçuk, who was injured Friday, died from accidents sustained from an explosion of an improvised explosive gadget positioned by terrorists on Türkiye’s Operation Claw-Lock zone, it mentioned.
He later died at a hospital.
The ministry prolonged condolences to Selçuk’s household, the Turkish Armed Forces and the nation.
The terrorists’ affiliation was not specified however the PKK terror group has been recognized to be lively within the area.
Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Lock in April 2022 to focus on the PKK terror group’s hideouts within the Metina, Zap and Avasin-Basyan areas of northern Iraq, positioned close to the Turkish border.
It was preceded by two operations — Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle — launched in 2020 to root out terrorists hiding in northern Iraq and plotting cross-border assaults in Türkiye.
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign towards Türkiye, the PKK — listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the U.S. and EU — has been answerable for the deaths of greater than 40,000 folks, together with ladies, youngsters and infants.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
