14.07.2025 13:33
In the Pençe-Kilit Operation area in northern Iraq, a 1,800-meter-long cave with 33 rooms used by the terrorist organization PKK has been rendered unusable. Inside the cave, artillery, rifles, a DShK, missiles, a sniper rifle, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were found.
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The Turkish Armed Forces continue their search and scanning activities in northern Iraq without interruption. A cave measuring 1,800 meters in length was detected during the searches conducted in the Pençe-Kilit Operation area.
NOT A CAVE, BUT A ARMORY According to a statement made on the Ministry's social media account; the Turkish Armed Forces detected a cave measuring 1,800 meters long and consisting of 33 rooms, used by the separatist terrorist organization PKK, during their search and scanning activities in the Pençe-Kilit Operation area in northern Iraq. Many weapons, ammunition, and life supplies seized in the cave were destroyed.
HERE ARE THE CAPTURED WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION The items seized in the cave are as follows:
"53 AK-47 and M16A4 assault rifles, 1 recoilless gun, 5 Doçka anti-aircraft guns, 9 sniper rifles and 29 suppressors, 1 M79 anti-tank weapon and 6 rounds, 1 LAW, 7 wire-guided Konkurs anti-tank weapons, 5 AT-4 anti-tank weapons, 6 SA-7 surface-to-air missiles, 1 82 mm mortar and 14 rounds, 3 60 mm mortars and 9 rounds, 2 107 mm Katyusha rockets and 7 rounds, 3 40 mm 6-barrel grenade launchers and 66 rounds, 2 single grenade launchers, 1 M1 sniper rifle, 6 Dragunov sniper rifles and 46 magazines, 2 shotguns and 31 rounds, 1 Uzi submachine gun, 10 RPG-7 rocket launchers, 5 7.62 mm PKMS machine guns and 4 spare barrels, 302 magazines, 54 anti-personnel and 67 anti-tank rocket ammunition, 127 fuses, 10,500 rounds of Doçka anti-aircraft and light weapon ammunition, 26 offensive and 29 defensive hand grenades, 43 smoke grenades, 77 anti-personnel mines, 100 kg of homemade explosives, battery packs and power units, 2 telescopes, 17 weapon-mounted optical sights, 8 weapon-mounted thermal and 3 weapon-mounted night vision scopes, 5 laser rangefinders, 1 GPS, 6 vehicle radios and antennas, 33 handheld radios, 6 voice recorders, 1 DJI Mavic 3T drone, 2 unusable DJI Phantom 4 drones, 3 sets of model airplane wings, 3 cameras, 1 video camera and 9 tripods, 7 fastlinks, 1 projector, 10 modems, 6 different types and sizes of media antennas, 2 thermal PTZ cameras, 3 Dome PTZ cameras, 4 IP cameras, 11 different types of stick cameras, 4 monitoring units with rearview mirror features, 4 recording devices used in camera systems, 5 microphone systems, 3 microphones, 2 headphones, 3 speakers, 5 hand dynamos used for electricity generation, 14 phones and 4 switchboards, 4 printers, 5 power supplies, 4 monitors, 3 keyboards, 39 thermal umbrellas, 11 snow umbrellas, and various life supplies."
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