Northern Iraq

Did the US give PKK terror group two choppers that crashed in north Iraq?

The helicopters, which carried several PKK terrorists, are said to have been bought by the Talabanis' PUK party with the help of Washington during the Iraq war.

Türkiye condemns killing of former Turkmen officer in Iraq's Kirkuk

Ankara calls on Iraqi authorities to "immediately identify the perpetrators" of the "heinous terrorist attack" that killed Ahmet Tahir, a former officer at the Iraqi Turkmen Front's security department.

Senior PKK/KCK terrorist 'neutralised' by Turkish intelligence in N. Iraq

Saad Ali Bedel, codenamed Ceko Pir, was planning action against Turkish army’s Basika base area in Mosul, Iraq, sources say.

Iraqi police officers killed in Daesh attack

Nine officers from Iraq's federal police were killed in one of the deadliest such incidents in months.

Türkiye 'neutralises' 2 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq

Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Lock in April to target the terrorist group PKK's hideouts in the Metina, Zap, and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq, located near the Turkish border.

Erdogan: Nothing can prevent Türkiye from preserving its own security

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Türkiye neutralised a total of 480 terrorists since the beginning of the ongoing Operation Claw-Lock in northern Iraq, located near the country's border.

Akar: Türkiye neutralises 13 more PKK terrorists in northern Iraq operation

Among those neutralised were terrorists who carried out an attack on Turkish forces on Saturday, martyring two soldiers, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar says.

Two Turkish soldiers killed during anti-terror operation in northern Iraq

Türkiye's Defence Ministry offered condolences to the families of the soldiers and the Turkish nation, after two soldiers were killed and three others injured when terrorists opened "harassing fire".

Erdogan vows to root out terrorism posing threat to Türkiye's security

Türkiye has launched a new anti-terror operation in Syria and northern Iraq in response to the deadly November 13 terror attack on Istanbul's crowded Istiklal Avenue.

Türkiye's Operation Claw-Lock in northern Iraq 'approaching the end'

Sources from the Ministry of National Defence say the operation is continuing successfully with 455 PKK terrorists "neutralised" since April.

Senior PKK terrorist 'neutralised' in northern Iraq

Turkish intelligence targeted the PKK member who was in charge of the terror group's so-called "health committee" since last year.

Iran launches deadly attacks on Kurdish region of northern Iraq

The headquarters of three ethnic parties of Iranian Kurds have been hit in northern Iraq as Iran's Revolutionary Guard accuses the groups of smuggling weapons into Iran.