PKK announces killing 169 Turkish soldiers and ISIS elements last month
The PKK fighters. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Sulaymaniyah – The armed wing of the PKK announced on Thursday killing 169 Turkish soldiers and elements of the ISIS organization in November, pointing out to the death of 21 of its fighters during clashes with the ISIS and the Turkish military.
The PKK said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “the outcome of armed confrontations between our fighters and the Turkish military during the month of November amounted to the killing of 84 Turkish soldiers in various areas of Kurdistan,” noting that “17 of its gunmen were killed during these operations.”
The statement added that “our forces killed 85 elements of the ISIS organization in November in Sinjar area as well as arresting three others,” indicating that “four of our gunmen were killed during confrontations with ISIS in Sinjar.”