Ankara Launches Anti-PKK Operation in Eastern Region

Date: 24 November 2019 - 21:41

News ID: ۷۳۱۱۰

ANKARA (Xinhua) – Turkey has launched a large-scale anti-terror operation in the eastern part of the country, the Turkish interior ministry says.
A total of 2,250 personnel, including special police forces and gendarmerie commandos, take part in the operation in Tunceli Province, the ministry said in a written statement.
The operation, named as "Kiran-7 Operation of Munzur Valley," targets the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members in the region, aiming to thwart potential attacks in the upcoming winter, added the ministry.
The PKK, which has been fighting against the Turkish government for more than 30 years, is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the EU.