ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s military conducted airstrikes in northern Iraq and “neutralized” 17 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the defense ministry said on Monday.
Turkiye, which typically uses the term neutralized to mean killed, has been carrying out a cross-border operation called Claw-Lock in Iraq as part of its offensive against PKK militants.
The PKK, which has been waging an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, is designated a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the United States and the European Union.
Turkiye has also launched military incursions in Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia, regarding it as a wing of the PKK.
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Turkish airstrikes kill 17 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, ministry says
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Turkish airstrikes kill 17 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, ministry says
- Turkiye has also launched military incursions in Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia
Palestinian factions offer support for Gaza technocratic committee
- Palestinian National Transitional Committee to administer Gaza backed by presidency
CAIRO: The majority of Palestinian factions and the presidency offered their support for the Palestinian technocratic committee meant to govern Gaza, after mediator Egypt announced on Wednesday that all parties had agreed on its members.
In a statement, Palestinian factions including Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they had agreed “to support the mediators’ efforts in forming the Palestinian National Transitional Committee to administer the Gaza Strip, while providing the appropriate environment” for it to begin its work.
The Ramallah-based Palestinian presidency also announced its support in official media, with a source from the office telling AFP the statement “reflects the position of the Fatah movement because President (Mahmud) Abbas is also the head of Fatah.”
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