Turkey continues operations on PKK in Iraq, Syria

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Turkey continues operations on PKK in Iraq, Syria despite Ocalan call
Turkey's armed forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria in the week since jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's disarmament call, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
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Turkey continues strikes on PKK in Iraq, Syria despite Ocalan call
Turkey's armed forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria in the week after jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's disarmament call, the defence ministry said on Thursday. Ocalan last week called on his outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms and dissolve,
Turkey says 26 PKK militants were killed in military operations despite peace efforts
A defense ministry statement said the militants were killed in military operations in areas including the north of Iraq and Syria. It did not provide details on the circumstances of the clashes. “Our Turkish Armed Forces will continue its operations and its search-and-scan activities in the region for the survival and security of our country,
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Iraq's national security adviser on Wednesday urged Turkish forces and PKK fighters to withdraw from the country's north if a peace plan between Ankara and the outlawed group ...
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