ANKARA
Turkey has launched a counter-terrorism operation in the east of the country in a bid to neutralize PKK terrorists and thwart potential attacks in the coming winter, the country’s Interior Ministry said Saturday.
Some 2,250 security personnel comprising of gendarmerie commandos and special police forces are taking part in the “Kiran-7 Operation of Munzur Valley”, launched in Tunceli province.
Large-scale anti-terror op launched in eastern Turkey
Noting that participation in the terror group had recently plummeted, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the PKK was so desperate that its terrorists were afraid even to communicate with one
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