Turkey’s Defense Ministry reported attacks on northern Iraq and Syria, saying at least 30 PKK were killed. The larger attack was in Asos, Iraq, where 23 were reported killed.
They reported a separate incident in Syria, killing seven PKK, which Turkey reported as terrorist threats to national security.
Turkey’s overseas operations are almost exclusively attacks on Kurds, and there are ongoing operations in both Iraq and Syria to that end. Turkey’s government spins the Kurds as a problem for their international goals.
Iraq and Syria both oppose these operations, though Turkey shows no signs of not continuing them either way. Turkey’s parliament consistently rubber stamps extended operations.
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