Turkish PM: Turkey, Iran may conduct military operation in Kandil Mountains

Turkey considers the opportunity of joint operations with Iran to combat terrorism in Kandil Mountains (in Iraqi Kurdistan), Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted by NTV Haber as saying.

Turkey resumed attacks on the positions of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) after the attack of militants in south-eastern Turkey on August 17 evening. Nine servicemen were killed in this attack.

Turkey's first attacks on northern Iraq lasted more than a year.

The conflict between Turkey and the PKK last for over 25 years, claiming over 40,000 lives. The PKK is recognized as a terrorist organization by both the UN and the EU. PKK militants previously threatened Turkish authorities to intensify the armed conflict if concrete steps were not taken to resolve the long-term Kurdish problem.


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