Irregular military

At least 22 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants were "neutralized" as part of anti-terror operations across Turkey over the past week, an Interior Ministry statement said June 18.

Turkish jets "neutralized" 35 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants as part of ongoing operations in northern Iraq, the military said on June 17.

30 foreigners were detained in Turkey in an operation against the Islamic State organization, the BNR reported. Intelligence Councils and the Counter-Terrorism Task Force in Istanbul have carried out a simultaneous operation of 12 addresses in 7 districts. The operation was done at night, but it was reported this afternoon. Searches of documents and electronic materials have been seized.

The U.S. military said on June 14 it carried out a strike targeting a senior militant leader in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, where Pakistani Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah is believed to be hiding.

Turkish jets "neutralized" 26 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants, including a senior member, as part of counter-terrorism operations in northern Iraq, the military said on June 15.

Turkish jets on June 13 "neutralized" three outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants as part of counterterrorism operations in northern Iraq, the military said.

Turkey and the United States are expected to come together in July to discuss cooperation in the fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, adding that Ankara is also in talks with Tehran on its ongoing anti-terror campaign in northern Iraq.

Turkish Chief of Staff Gen Hulusi Akar personally inspects the operation against the PKK. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)

Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack in which a U.S. commando was killed and four others were wounded when they came under fire in the country.

Turkish jets targeted shelters, hideouts, and weapons pits belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as part of anti-terror operations in northern Iraq on June 7, the Turkish army said on June 8.