Turkey hits PKK targets in northern Iraq, kills seven militants

Seven outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants were killed in air operations in northern Iraq's Zap region on July 30 and 31, the Turkish General Staff has said in a statement. 

It said airstrikes on PKK targets in the Zap region on July 30 killed three PKK militants and destroyed two ammunition depots and two logistics bases.     

Seventeen militants were killed across Turkey throughout last week, the Interior Ministry said in a separate statement.      
  
In addition, 11 people surrendered and seven were captured since July 24, but the ministry's statement did not specify which groups they belonged to.

During the last week, there were 1,157 counter-terrorism operations that led to the arrests of 243 for aiding the PKK, 57 on suspicion of links to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), 593 suspected of ties to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) and 28 of them believed to be tied to left-wing groups.      

Anti-drug teams across Turkey conducted 2,108 operations, the statement added, leading to the seizure of more than 3,800 kilograms of cannabis, 755 kg of heroin and more than 1.8 million pills.      

Nearly 3,000 suspects were arrested in narcotics raids.