Türkiye Launches New Anti-Terror Operation In East

Turkish security forces on Monday launched another anti-terrorism operation in the country's east, the Interior Ministry said.

The operation, called the Eren Abluka-32 (Bitlis-Van-Azapsari) Martyr Security Guard Ekrem Akkaya Operation, started in the province of Bitlis with 520 security personnel, said a ministry statement.

The operation aims to completely eliminate terrorism in the country, it added.

Türkiye initiated the operations last year, naming them after Eren Bulbul, a 15-year-old boy killed by the PKK terror group on Aug. 11, 2017.

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. -