Istanbul, The Turkish Defense Ministry announced the killing of 7 PKK militants in airstrikes carried out by Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq and Syria. The Turkish Defense Ministry stated in a statement today, Tuesday, that one of the Turkish army units stationed in the Claw Lock Operations area in northern Iraq had monitored a gathering of PKK militants in a rugged mountainous area, which required the use of warplanes. Their raids on the area resulted in the killing of three of them and the withdrawal of the others. In its statement, it indicated that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has taken the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq as its stronghold, and is active in many cities, regions and valleys, launching attacks on the Turkish interior from there, and that the Turkish army is working hard to dry up the sources of terrorism. It is noteworthy that the Turkish army had carried out a large-scale military operation on April 18, 2021, and it is still ongoing, called the Claw Lock against the stronghol ds of the Kurdistan Workers' Party in the areas of Metina, Gara, Hakurk, Zap, Afshin and Bazian in northern Iraq. On the other hand, the Turkish Defense Ministry stated in its statement that Turkish fighter jets also carried out raids on PKK sites in the Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring operations areas in northern Syria, killing 4 of the party's militants. Source: National Iraqi News Agency