Turkish armed forces kill 114 PKK militants in south-east

According to the state-run Anadolu Agency, the Turkish army killed 114 militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern town of İdil over the course of a 20-day operation that ended late on March 8.

19 militants were killed in İdil, a district in the southeastern province of Şırnak, on March 8, when Turkish security forces conducting multiple raids, Citing Dogan News Agency, Hurriyet Daily News reports.

Senior militant leaders were reportedly among those killed during the raids, as well as five snipers. Security forces also found documents showing suicide bomb training and sniper training during the operations.

Meanwhile, security sources said three new police stations will be constructed in İdil’s Turgut Ozal and Yeni Mahalle neighborhoods as part of new measures to be taken in the district to prevent the creation of barricades and trenches by PKK militants in the future.

Three new checkpoints will also be built in the district’s entries and exits, with around 750 riot and counterterrorism police forces to be deployed at checkpoints and police stations in the area.

During the 20-day operation in Idil, improvised explosive devices weighing 1.5 tons were discovered by security forces, while PKK militants used a school as a weapons depot, Anadolu Agency reported.