Turkey’s military has begun a new cross-border operation targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party positions in northern Iraq, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. The ministry said the campaign includes airstrikes and ground activity in the Sinjar region, an area that has repeatedly been hit in earlier Turkish operations.
The latest action adds to a long-running conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which Ankara and its Western allies designate as a terrorist organization. Turkish officials say the group uses northern Iraq as a base for attacks inside Turkey, while local communities in the border regions have often borne the consequences of renewed fighting.
The Reuters report did not provide details on casualties or the full scale of the operation. Such strikes frequently raise concerns about civilian safety, displacement, and the strain placed on already fragile areas of northern Iraq.
The new offensive underscores how the Turkey-PKK conflict continues to spill across borders, with military pressure in Iraq remaining a central part of Ankara’s strategy against the armed group.
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