After the bomb attack, Turkey started air strikes against PKK in Iraq

Ankara (Uttam Hindu News): The Turkish military launched airstrikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 20 positions of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Turkish airstrikes hit targets in Gara, Hakurk, Metina and Qandil, the country’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday evening. targeted PKK positions.The military operation came after two attackers attempted a bomb attack in front of the Turkish Interior Ministry building in the capital Ankara on Sunday morning, lightly injuring two police officers.After detonating a suicide bomb One attacker died, while the other was shot by the police.

The Interior Ministry said one of the attackers has been identified as a member of the PKK and an investigation is underway to determine the identity of the other. Turkish forces frequently use ground operations, airstrikes and artillery bombardments against the PKK in northern Iraq. The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, has been waging an insurgency against the Turkish government for more than three decades.