Turkey conducts airstrikes on PKK bases in northern Iraq... 2 suspects killed

Retaliation for Ankara Bombing Terror Attack

On the same day as the attempted bomb attack in the government office district of Ankara, the capital of T?rkiye, airstrikes were carried out against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a Kurdish armed group, in their strongholds in northern Iraq.

According to the Associated Press, the Turkish Ministry of Defense stated in a nighttime press release that "airstrikes were conducted on terrorist targets in the Metina, Hakurk, Qandil, and Gara regions of northern Iraq."

It added that approximately 20 PKK-related targets, including caves, bunkers, and storage facilities, were destroyed in the airstrikes, and numerous terrorists were killed.

Earlier that morning in Ankara, an attempted car bomb attack occurred at the entrance of the Ministry of Interior building ahead of the parliamentary opening. Of the two suspects who drove a small commercial vehicle, one died in a suicide explosion, and the other was shot dead by police.

(Ankara AFP=Yonhap News) Turkish police special forces are on guard in downtown Ankara on the 1st (local time) following an attempted car bomb attack. 2023.10.1 Photo by photo@yna.co.kr

This bombing attempt in Ankara is the first in over eight years since March 2016, when a vehicle loaded with explosives detonated on a downtown avenue, killing 37 people.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an of T?rkiye said in his parliamentary opening speech that "the villains threatening the peace and safety of our citizens have failed to achieve their goals and will not be able to do so in the future."

The PKK claimed responsibility for the incident through the Kurdish media outlet ANF News Agency, stating, "Our 'Immortal Brigade' team carried out a martyrdom operation against the Turkish Ministry of Interior."

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