9 PKK bodies found in SE Turkey

Residents of Kazan Valley in southeastern Turkey have found bodies of nine terrorists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The valley in the province of Hakkari was recently the scene of a Turkish military operation, a Press TV correspondent reported on Thursday. The new bodies bring the number of PKK terrorists killed in the recent operation in Hakkari to 37. Turkey began its military operation in Northern Iraq on October 19 in retaliation to the deadly attack by PKK elements that killed 26 Turkish security forces and injured 22 others in Hakkari a day earlier. The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community, including Turkey, Iran, the European Union, and the United States. Over 45,000 people in Turkey have lost their lives since PKK terrorists launched an armed campaign against Ankara in 1984 in a quest to force an independent Kurdish state in southeastern Turkey. PKK elements launch their terror attacks from Iraq's Qandil Mountains in areas under the control of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), led by President Massoud Barzani, where Israeli elements and institutions are also known to be operating.