PKK opens fire on Turkish army post, says military

ANKARA /ISTANBUL

Turkey continues its peace process as the PKK militants are leaving the country on orders from Abdullah Öcalan, the PKK’s jailed leader, who sent his orders through letters delivered by BDP MPs who visited him. DHA photo

A group of militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fired at the Turkish Karaçalı military base today, between 12:05 and 12:30 a.m., in the southeastern province of Şırnak near the Turkish-Iraqi border, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has announced in a statement.

A gendarmerie specialist sergeant was slightly injured after the fire ricocheted off stones on the ground. The statement added that air reconnaissance operations had been conducted to the area for self defense.

Turkish army examines PKK points in northern Iraq

TSK have conducted air reconnaissance operations to 62 points in northern Iraq in order to discover the PKK targets, according to a written statement released earlier today on the army’s website.

Pictures of the targets were also been captured from the air during the operations, the statement said adding that their evaluation has already been started.

Turkey continues its peace process as the PKK militants are leaving the country on orders from Abdullah Öcalan, the PKK’s jailed leader, who sent his orders through letters delivered by BDP MPs who visited him.