Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in southeast

Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in southeast

HAKKARİ – Doğan News Agency
Turkish warplanes conducted two air operations against outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets in the southeastern provinces of Hakkari and Şırnak on April 21, the Turkish General Staff has announced.

“On April 21, 2016, between 6:35 a.m. and 7 a.m., four F-16 fighter jets carried out an air operation on separatist terror organization [PKK] targets in the Dağlıca region [of Hakkari] as a result of evaluating intelligence and six F-16 jets carried out an air operation against PKK targets spotted in the rural area south of [the] Uludere [region of Şırnak] as a result of evaluating intelligence. All spotted targets were destroyed. Our warplanes have returned to their bases after successfully carrying out their duties,” the General Staff said in a statement.
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