Article: Turkish air strikes hit 13 Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, ministry says

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Dec 12, 2023

Turkish air strikes hit 13 Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, ministry says

PHOTO CAPTION: Representational photo — A Turkish air force F-4 Phantom waits at the end of the runway after catching the barrier on a BAK-12 aircraft arresting system during an annual test Feb. 24, 2014, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's military conducted air strikes in northern Iraq on Monday and destroyed 13 Kurdish militant targets, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, adding many militants had been "neutralised" in the attack.

In a statement on social messaging platform X, the ministry said the targets hit in the strikes included caves, shelters, and storage facilities where militants were believed to be. It said the strikes targeted the Hakurk, Gara, Qandil, and Metina regions of northern Iraq.

Turkey typically uses the term "neutralised" to mean killed.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Ece Toksabay)

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