Turkish Security Forces Take Terrorists Out Of Action In North Of Iraq

ANKARA - Turkish General Staff said on Sunday that Turkish security forces took terrorists, stationed in north of Iraq, out of action.
The General Staff said Turkish tanks and planes had pounded terrorist organization PKK targets in Avasin-Basyan region in north of Iraq as of Saturday evening.
"All targets were hit and terrorists in the camps were taken out of action," the General Staff said in a statement posted on its web-page.
Among the hit targets, there were terrorists who attacked a military outpost in the southeastern province of Hakkari, the statement said.
In its statement, the General Staff said that Turkish security forces only targeted at the terrorist organization and showed sensitivity not to harm the civilians.
The General Staff also reaffirmed its determination to counter terrorism and respond to every heinous attack against the Turkish Republic and its army.
The terrorist organization PKK staged an armed attack on an outpost in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Friday night, and then a clash erupted between the security forces and terrorists.
Six security officers lost their lives and two others were wounded in the clash, while Turkish security forces killed 19 terrorists.
(BRC)