Source: CCTV news client
The Turkish Ministry of Defense issued a statement on the 12th local time, saying that the Turkish armed forces killed 3 PKK militants in the Avasin region in northern Iraq and the "Fountain of Peace" military operation area in northern Syria.
Turkey sees the PKK, hiding in Iraq and northern Syria, as a major threat to Turkish national security. After a two-year ceasefire between the Turkish government and PKK president broke in 2015, Turkey frequently crossed the border to strike PKK targets in Iraq and northern Syria.
The PKK was founded in 1979 to seek to establish an independent state by force in Kurdish-populated areas at the junction of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and other countries. Its militants are now mostly concentrated in northern Iraq and northern Syria. The PKK is considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. (Reporter Yan Wei)
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