The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the killing of 3 Turkish soldiers and the wounding of 4 others during a clash with an armed group of the PKK in the "Gara" region (northern Iraq).
The ministry said - in a statement - that two soldiers were killed yesterday, Wednesday, with the launch of the "Eagle Claw-2" military operation, which was launched by the Turkish forces in the region, while one of the four wounded soldiers died later of his wounds after being transferred to hospital.
She added that Turkish fighters raided party targets;
Which led to heavy losses in the ranks of the PKK.
For its part, the Anadolu Agency reported that the wounded were taken to hospital, noting that Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Chief of Staff Yar Guler expressed their condolences to the families of the two soldiers.
The Turkish Ministry of Defense said yesterday that the aim of the new military operation in northern Iraq is to respond to terrorist attacks and ensure the security of Turkey's borders.
In the summer of last year, Turkey carried out the "First Eagle Claw" operation, which included intensive air strikes on PKK targets in Sinjar, Qarjik, Qandil, Zab, Afshin Basyan and Hacork (northern Iraq).
At that time, the Turkish Ministry of Defense confirmed that the air strikes had destroyed 81 party targets, including caves, hideouts and fortifications.