Five PKK members killed in northern Iraq

The Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced on Friday that five PKK members were killed by unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) in the Claw-Lock Operation area in northern Iraq.
The ministry said in a statement on its social media account that the PKK members were detected by reconnaissance and surveillance activities and neutralized by UCAVs.
The Claw-Lock Operation is a cross-border military operation launched by Türkiye on April 17, 2022, to target the PKK organization and its affiliates in northern Iraq. (LKHA)
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