Turkish jets hit 12 PKK targets in Northern Iraq

Turkish warplanes destroyed 12 targets linked to PKK terrorists in northern Iraq on Monday night, a military source said Tuesday.

The airstrikes took place in the country's Zap region between 6 p.m. (15:00 GMT) and 6:30 p.m. (15:30 GMT), and destroyed several shelters, bunkers and weapon emplacements of the terror group, confirmed the source speaking on conditions of anonymity.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU. It resumed its decades-old armed campaign against the Turkish state in July, last year. Over 1,100 people, including 793 security personnel killed and 314 civilians have lost their lives in PKK attacks in Turkey, while, over 4,000 security personnel and 2,000 civilians have been injured. In the meantime, more than 10,000 PKK terrorists have been killed or apprehended in anti-terror operations and 5,500 weapons, 652,000 rounds of ammunition, over 142 tons of explosives and 15,000 bombs have been recovered.