Turkish air forces hit 17 caves, shelters and ammunition depots allegedly used by the PKK in the Gara, Khakurk and Qandil regions, the ministry said in a statement late on Friday.
It also claimed that “numerous’ members of the PKK were “neutralized” in the airstrikes. Turkey uses the term neutralized to denote adversaries captured, wounded, or killed.
Nahro Abdullah, mayor of Sangasar subdistrict near Mount Qandil, told Rudaw that the outskirts of five villages in the area were hit in the aerial raids. He did not have information about potential material losses or casualties.
PKK media also reported the attacks, saying that the losses were not clear yet.
The PKK is an armed group that struggles for the increased rights of Kurds in Turkey. It is designated a terrorist organization by Ankara, which has launched numerous operations against the group and its alleged offshoots in the Kurdistan Region and Syria.
Kurdish civilians and rights organizations have criticized Turkey’s military campaign as civilian lives and property are frequently caught in the crossfire.
