Turkish army neutralizes over 20 PKK militants in Iraq

A Turkish soldier was killed on September 9 in a clash with militants from the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and Turkish airstrikes neutralized many militants, the Defence Ministry said, Report informs referring to Reuters.

The airstrikes also destroyed 21 PKK targets, the ministry said in a statement without elaborating.

Ankara uses the term "neutralized" to mean killed.

The soldier was killed in a clash in Gara region and Turkish air forces targeted PKK bases in Gara, Hakurk, Metina and Qandil, the ministry said.