46 terrorists killed in a month in Southeast Turkey
15 07 2010Turkish military killed a total of 46 terrorists during operations over the past one month in southeast part of the country.
The number of terrorists killed in operations in last six months reached 187, military sources said. The terrorist organization has suffered heavy losses in recent months as Turkish military started using Cobra helicopters and Heron unmanned aerial vehicles after rising casual terrorist attacks followed by a recent order –from Mounth Qandil in the north of Iraq where terrorist heads are located– to escalate attacks.
Turkey has been fighting terrorist PKK over the past 26 years. Turkey has launched several cross border operations into the north of Iraq in the past to track down PKK terrorists, who took refuge at the their mountain camps there. The terrorist group uses the region as a launchpad for its attacks inside Turkey.
In the meantime, escape from the terrorist organization has continued. More than 160 terrorists surrendered to Turkish soldiers over the past six months, sources said.
Source: Cumhuriyet
URL: en.cumhuriyet.com/?hn=157716
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