Erdogan spoke about Turkey’s plans to strike three Iraqi regions
ANKARA, 8 Aug — RIA Novosti. Ankara will strike at the Iraqi regions of Kandil, Sinjar and Makhmour in the event of failure of the Iraqi authorities to cope with the forces of the outlawed Turkey Kurdistan workers ‘ party (PKK), said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
As stated earlier, the interior Minister of Turkey, Suleyman Soylu, many of the objects in the area Hakurk in Northern Iraq came under the control of the Turkish armed forces, they moved 26-27 kilometers into Iraqi territory, their ultimate goal is the mountains the Kandil, where the PKK camps are located. According to the Turkish foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey discuss cooperation in the fight against the PKK in Northern Iraq with the USA, Iraq and the Kurdish autonomy.
After the resumption in Turkey in July 2015 the armed conflict with the PKK in attacks by Kurdish rebels killed more than 900 military and police and nearly 500 civilians. According to the Ministry of defence of Turkey, during this period, security forces neutralized more than 10 thousand members of the PKK. In the North of Iraq are bases of the PKK against the Turkish armed forces carried out air and ground operations.