Kurdish–Turkish conflict

Türkiye's anti-terror strategy that aims to eradicate terrorists in their hide-outs in northern Syria and Iraq has succeeded and zeroed terrorist activities on Turkish soil, the defense minister has said, informing that 78 PKK members were neutralized in the Turkish army's strikes in retaliation to the PKK's recent attacks.

Türkiye has escalated its airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in the wake of the deadly PKK attack over the weekend, with the Defense Ministry announcing the neutralization of 10 more PKK members in the former's Metina and Gara regions.

Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on PKK sites in northern Iraq and Syria early Saturday and destroyed 29 PKK terror targets, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said.

Nine Turkish soldiers were killed and four others wounded in an attack by PKK terrorists on a Turkish military base in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said Saturday.

The ministry said the soldiers were killed during a clash with terrorists following an attempted intrusion at the base near Metina in northern Iraq.

Three PKK terrorists have been "neutralized" in northern Syria, while one PKK member has been caught at the Syria border, the Defense Ministry has announced.

The three neutralized PKK terrorists were detected to be preparing an attack in the "Operation Peace Spring" region in northern Syria.

The Defense Ministry has announced on consecutive days that a total of 11 PKK members were neutralized in preemptive strikes targeting potential attacks within Türkiye's operational zones in northern Syria.

The National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has "neutralized" a senior PKK terrorist responsible for the drug trade in northern Iraq.

In a joint operation, the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the Turkish army have "neutralized" a PKK terrorist identified as one of the perpetrators of the assassination of a Turkish diplomat in Iraq in 2019.

Turkish forces have conducted airstrikes on 71 PKK targets in northern Iraq and Syria, and "neutralized" 59 terrorists, Defense Minister Yaşar Güler has announced.

Turkish intelligence teams destroyed approximately 50 PKK facilities and targeted senior terrorist members in several Syrian cities on Tuesday, according to security sources.