The Turkish army launched an offensive in northern Iraq. In the area of Qandil Turkish troops have moved deep into Iraqi territory on 26 kilometers.
Interior Minister of Turkey Suleyman Soylu said on this occasion, that in northern Iraq in the aforesaid area is the headquarters of the outlawed Turkish Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK) and the Turkish army will not stop, until it reaches and grasps this structure.
A warrant for the operation of the Turkish army gave the Turkish parliament, which over the past 8 years annually extends the mandate. The Turkish authorities consider Kurdistan Workers' Party as a terrorist organization and one of the main threats to national security.
According to the Turkish General Staff, during the offensive in northern Iraq, killing at least two Turkish soldiers. Also during the missile attack on Turkish troops wounded another soldier.
The Turkish army inflicts pinpoint strikes on PKK targets in northern Iraq, where the camp of the organization, shelter, command centers and storage of weapons. This is not the first attack, undertaken by the Turkish army in the area, but the ultimate task of destroying the headquarters of the PKK, It failed to achieve even once.
