Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced on Thursday that 16 terrorist caves were hit in an operation carried out in northern Iraq.
Akar was speaking on the program "City Meetings Towards 2023" in the southeastern Turkish town of Şırnak.
Akar stated that they respect the territorial integrity of all neighbours, especially Iraq and Syria, and their sovereignty rights.
"Syrians are our brothers, Iraqis are our brothers. There is no problem with that. Our problem is terrorists. We are after terrorists.
"This struggle will continue until the last terrorist is eliminated.”
Noting that the Claw Operations started after 2019, Akar stated that the most recent, Claw-Lock, is currently ongoing in northern Iraq's Zap.
Also, stating that terrorists were targeted with great determination, Akar said; "The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) entered 140 kilometres, hit and successfully destroyed 16 terrorist caves, bunkers, shelters and so-called command posts in Asos.
“This will continue. They really thought that Turkish soldiers could not reach them. Turkish soldiers have entered all of the places and continue to clean each spot one by one."
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